How New Zealand built its education system on classical liberal values

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Sep 29, 202600:49:24News & Politics

In this episode, Michael talks with Dame Elizabeth Rata about her documentary lecture series on the history of education in New Zealand. They discuss the 19th-century origins of free, compulsory and secular schooling, wh...

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