Education Boards Are to be Fewer

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 674, 28 May 1929, Page 10

Education Boards Are to be Fewer

MINISTER’S PREDICTION CHANGE IN CONTROL Press .Association WELLINGTON. Today An indication that there would w a reduction in the number of Ed cation Boards in New Zealand given by the Minister of Educa tion. the Hon. H. Atmore, i n dressing a conference of Educat Boards today. 10n Mr. Atmore said he was a firm tliever in the board system, but he * convinced there were too many bo*-*' at present. It was his aim to br>about a unification of control. tv' would not mean that there would tany whittling away of authority ot aboards, but would rather tend to i B . crease the powers of authorities in main educational districts. At present there was too great a n inclination for technical boards secondary boards and primary board? to think only of children, under teihparticular control. Instead of that education should be regarded as a continuous process from the time a chile went to a primary school until it com" pleted its education. The Minister said he regarded boards as the most important link in the educational chain, and would b-.* pleased have their co-operation at all particularly in thef raming of legislation. There was na reason why New Z**. land should not have the best educational system in the world.