The province's students have dropped 22 points in math over 10 years.
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According to PISA results, Nova Scotia 15-year-olds are 27 points below the Canadian average in math.
From 2003 to 2022, B.C. math scores have plummeted by 42 points.
Less than half of the province's Grade 10 students are proficient in numeracy.
Teachers should reclaim their proper role as subject-matter experts who take charge of the learning process.
Union agreements hamper the ability of governments to hire and reward excellent teachers based on merit.
Better organized and operated schools are likely better able to help students recover from temporary learning loss.
The simplest way to expand school choice is to let the money follow students to the school their parents choose.
A recent poll found that 80 per cent of Ontario parents support standardized testing.