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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
Octobre 1, 2019 1:00AM

Secondary School Class Sizes and Student Performance in Canada
Derek J. Allison
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Secondary School Class Sizes and Student Performance in Canada
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student performance, secondary schools, student enrollment, high schools
Février 15, 2019 9:37AM

Student performance does not reflect increased spending on Ontario public schools
Angela MacLeod
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Student performance does not reflect increased spending on Ontario public schools

Spending on public schools in Ontario increased from $20.2 billion to $26.6 billion.

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student performance, ontario schools, ontario education, education spending, education spending in ontario
Février 6, 2019 10:33AM

Student performance does not reflect education spending hikes in Alberta
Angela MacLeod
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Student performance does not reflect education spending hikes in Alberta

In 2015/16, Alberta per student inflation-adjusted spending in public schools was $13,321—well above the Canadian average of $12,791.

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student performance, alberta schools, alberta education
Février 4, 2019 10:15AM

Canadian student performance does not reflect increases in spending

Angela MacLeod
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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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education spending, canadian education system, student performance, K-12 education
Décembre 18, 2018 10:48AM

Provinces should introduce incentive pay for teachers
Angela MacLeod
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Research documents successful performance-based incentive experiments in England, India, Israel, Houston and Nashville.

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student performance, teachers, parents, schools, teacher incentive pay
Décembre 7, 2018 10:21AM

Alberta should foster greater growth of charter schools
Angela MacLeod
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Charter schools outperformed all other types of schools in Alberta’s Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs) written in Grades 6 and 9.

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alberta education, charter schools, students, parents, test scores, student performance