Give an unqualified Board of Trustees governance of the school, even if by proxy of the Principal they hire.
Underpay teachers: reduce the talent pool of candidates for teachers, reduce the quality of teachers (on average).
Underfund schools: reduce the quality of teaching resources. Increase class sizes so that the total time a pupil has for one-on-one teaching is effectively zero.
Reframe curriculum to be more accessible to more pupils. Assume that one curriculum fits all, fail all pupils.

TL;DR: boys are falling behind, down to the same level as everyone else.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

I'd agree to teach programming and maths for the minimum wage if they'd let me, but there's probably some BS requirement like needing a degree or having to pass a police check. The only thing I've done wrong is have the wrong thoughts about the government, that's not even a criminal record. They only want brain-dead degree wielders to teach. If you have any anti-government views and don't have a degree, might as well stay on the benefit. They don't like people who engage in wrong-think, even if it's in their own time. The failed education system is by design, and only a fool would think that Luxon and/or more funding will fix it. The education system is rotten to the core. It needs a complete re-work.