Chris Hipkins says an extra member on a school board, won't change outcomes for Maori students

As reforms are unveiled to the Tomorrow's Schools system, the Education Minister says persistent inequality is unacceptable.

But a proposal's been shelved for a mana whenua representative on every board .

Hipkins says schools need to honour the Treaty of Waitangi, and engage with communities - and don't want that to be tokenistic.

He says simply putting someone in place won't necessarily create the shift in thinking they're aiming for.