student achievement

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Nova Scotia increases public school spending while student results decline
According to the latest comparable data, the province's average math scores have steadily declined.

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Ontario school spending up, Ontario student results down

Spending more on public schools for better educational results to brighten our children's future is one thing, but spending more and getting less should be unacceptable to everyone.


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Horgan government should protect low-income students from ideological school boards

B.C. could fund independent schools like they do public schools or offer vouchers.


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Student testing in Canada requires much-needed reform

Quebec students have consistently outperformed their peers in all other provinces.


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N.L. students falling behind in mathematics

In the recent PISA assessment, the province’s score dropped well below the Canadian average.


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Union leaders want smaller classes, yet the evidence does not support their claims

Ontario union leaders say proposed increases to the number of students per teacher will hurt the quality of education in the province.


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Ottawa shouldn’t meddle in K-12 education

Independent school enrolment reaches a high of 12.8 per cent in B.C. and a low of 0.8 per cent in New Brunswick.


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Overall average provincial scores drop in all three PISA test subjects

Three years later B.C. has fallen to fourth place in reading, science and math.


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PISA results include good news for Canadian education—and some early warning signs

Canada’s lowest average score was in math—12th overall.