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Education

10:17AM
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PISA results—a breakdown by province

Manitoba, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick are among the lowest-scoring provinces on both assessments.


9:00AM
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PISA results—a snapshot of schools in Canada

When governments closed schools and disrupted learning, many families rediscovered the important contributions schools make to modern society.


8:30AM
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PISA results reveal similarities between some provinces and European countries

In science, Alberta outscored highly-ranked countries including Estonia and Finland.


11:22AM
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Student Enrolment in Canada, Part 3: More families choosing to homeschool

The Prairie provinces have higher homeschooling enrolment than other provinces.


1:00AM
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Student Enrolment in Canada, Part 2: Government-run public school enrolment on the wane

At 86.5 per cent, B.C. has the smallest proportion of students in government-run public schools.


9:19AM
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Student Enrolment in Canada, Part 1: Independent school enrolment on the rise

Between 2006/07 to 2019/20, independent school enrolment increased from 6.7 per cent to 7.6 per cent of total K-12 enrolment.


8:57AM
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Most Nova Scotia parents feel pandemic policies have hurt their child’s education

Students in the province have missed at least 21 weeks of in-class learning in less than two years.


8:40PM
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All families should have access to independent schools during COVID and beyond

Government has an obligation to ensure all children are educated, but this does not mean government must run every school it funds.


8:23AM
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One in five Ontario parents say kids fallen behind during COVID

B.C. has the highest rate of independent school attendance in Canada.


11:00AM
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Spending on B.C. public schools increases while student results decline

Spending on B.C. public schools rose from $6.2 billion to $7.1 billion, a 15.4 per cent increase.


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