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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.


10:30AM
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Don’t just blame COVID for Alberta’s falling test scores

Instead of learning the standard algorithms for mathematics, students were expected to invent their own.


10:27AM
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When it comes to education, government bureaucrats don’t always know best

Half of all provinces, including Ontario, still refuse to allow money to follow the student.


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.


9:18AM
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Math teachers should teach math—not ‘social justice’

The school board is telling Toronto teachers to “incorporate issues of social justice in mathematics learning.”


8:30AM
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PISA results reveal similarities between some provinces and European countries

In science, Alberta outscored highly-ranked countries including Estonia and Finland.


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Student assessments can help kids succeed—but it depends where you liveStudent assessments can help kids succeed—but it depends where you live

During the pandemic, most provinces suspended their testing programs.


10:59AM
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Saskatchewan only province that rejects provincewide student testing

Provincewide assessments allow the public to see how students are doing in school.


9:29AM
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60% of Grade 10 students in B.C. not proficient in math

Standardized tests measure student academic progress—but also help measure teacher performance.