student performance

2:11PM
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Report cards should be clear, not confusing

Unfortunately, British Columbia's new curriculum focuses on the process of learning rather than on actual content.


10:00AM
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Parents should be able to opt out of ‘woke’ schools

Students are now subjected to lessons about the perils of white privilege, systemic racism and heterosexism.


10:41AM
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Marks and grades still matter in school

In math, there’s a premium on efficiency and accuracy.


10:24AM
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Don’t scrap final exams—some stress is good for students

According to the school board, it scrapped exams to better support the mental health and well-being of students.


7:00AM
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ChatGPT underscores importance of traditional education

Tests are the best way to assess students on actual knowledge and skills acquired in a course.


10:41AM
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Ontario government has failed to fix math education in the province

The Toronto school board wants to lift the “veil of objectivity” from mathematics.


7:52AM
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Data refute claims of ‘white supremacy’ in standardized testing

Ninety-two per cent of immigrant parents of K-12 children support standardized testing in schools.


8:01AM
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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.