education system

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Education spending waaaaay up in Nova Scotia yet problems persist

The province's math scores plummeted by 45 points from 2003 to 2022.


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School boards need leaders who focus on education not politics

Schools should help students master the academic basics, acquire life skills, and become responsible citizens.


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COVID school closures dramatically set kids back—here are some solutions

Union agreements hamper the ability of governments to hire and reward excellent teachers based on merit.


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Education schools do poor job of training teachers

The more students know about a topic, the more likely they’ll be able to read and understand it.


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Teach students how to think—not what to think

Students are sometimes labelled “privileged” or “oppressed” based solely on their skin colour.


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Schools must get back to basics

Ironically, teachers these days are much better educated and professionally prepared than teachers in previous generations.


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‘Learning styles’ myth damaging our education system

By categorizing students as visual or auditory learners, educators make it harder for students to learn things in different ways.


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Between March 2020 and May 2021, students in the province missed 16 weeks of in-class time.


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