Associate minister of education David Seymour says the late changes were necessary. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone
The deadline for submissions on the bill reintroducing charter schools has been extended after last-minute changes.
On Tuesday, RNZ reported the government announced changes to the Education and Training Amendment Bill which would limit teachers' employment bargaining rights and give the publicly-funded private schools access to resources available to state schools.
Submissions were due to close on Thursday night but the Education and Workforce Committee has extended the deadline for submissions by four days to 5pm, 29 July.
Associate minister of education David Seymour said the late changes were necessary to stop teacher unions from hamstringing the schools.
Post Primary Teachers Association and Educational Institute Te Riu Roa had expressed concern over the model and blocking multi-employer collective agreements.
