canadian education system

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More spending doesn’t equal better results in government-run schools

PISA tests results are widely considered the global “gold standard” for measurement in this area.


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Canadian student performance does not reflect increases in spending

Between 2006/07 and 2015/16, spending on public schools in Canada increased by more than 32 per cent.


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In dollar terms per student, the U.S. spends quite a bit more than Canada.


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One of the big stories coming out of Queen’s Park on the government’s fall economic update was the possibility of reductions in education spending.


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In a liberal democracy, where critical thinking is often touted as an end goal in education, it was disappointing to read Calgary MLA Kent Hehr’s attack on parental choice in education (“Private schools divide pupils by wealth and religion,” July 26).