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Janvier 6, 2020 10:59AM

Ottawa shouldn’t meddle in K-12 education
Jason Clemens, Tegan Hill
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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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student achievement, student performance, student enrollment
Décembre 30, 2019 12:48PM

New Brunswick’s high level of education spending produces relatively poor student performance

Tegan Hill, Alex Whalen
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New Brunswick’s high level of education spending produces relatively poor student performance

B.C. spends 19.6 per cent less than New Brunswick per student—$14,768 versus $11,879.

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education spending, household income, student performance
Décembre 17, 2019 3:06PM

Ontario spends more on education while student test scores decline
Tegan Hill, Jason Clemens
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Ontario spends more on education while student test scores decline

Spending on public schools in Ontario increased from $25.5 billion to $27.9 billion.

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ontario education, ontario schools, education spending in ontario, student performance, pisa scores
Décembre 5, 2019 11:57AM

Overall average provincial scores drop in all three PISA test subjects

Derek J. Allison
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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 scores, student performance, student achievement, math scores
Décembre 5, 2019 11:44AM

PISA results include good news for Canadian education—and some early warning signs
Derek J. Allison
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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.

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pisa scores, student achievement, student performance, math scores
Décembre 2, 2019 3:23PM

Upcoming PISA results will shed light on student performance across Canada
Derek J. Allison
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Upcoming PISA results will shed light on student performance across Canada
Canada’s national math score dropped 16 points from 2003 to 2015.
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pisa scores, student performance, student achievement, education spending
Novembre 1, 2019 11:52AM

Study exposes ‘class size’ myth in Canada
Derek J. Allison
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Study exposes ‘class size’ myth in Canada

Singapore, the top-scoring country in math and science , had eight more students (on average) in its high school classes than Canada.

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student performance, secondary schools, high schools, student achievement
Octobre 17, 2019 9:35AM

Smaller classes don’t necessarily mean better student outcomes
Ben Eisen
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Smaller classes don’t necessarily mean better student outcomes

After a certain point, you get less “bang for the buck” for any additional spending.

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student performance, student achievement, education spending, public schools
Octobre 16, 2019 9:48AM

More spending doesn’t equal better results in government-run schools
Ben Eisen
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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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education spending, canadian education system, pisa scores, student performance
Octobre 10, 2019 11:34AM

Reality check—smaller high school classes don’t improve student performance
Derek J. Allison
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Reality check—smaller high school classes don’t improve student performance

Ontario’s larger classes will remain smaller than classes in Quebec and Alberta.

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secondary schools, high schools, student performance, students, canadian education, pisa scores