student achievement

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No more mask mandates in schools

According to the evidence, schools are not significant drivers of COVID-19 transmission.


8:51AM
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Class size caps would likely hurt—not help—Ontario schools

The proposal includes a hard cap of 20 students in all classrooms and 10,000 new teachers.


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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.


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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.


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Most Nova Scotia parents feel pandemic policies have hurt their child’s education

Students in the province have missed at least 21 weeks of in-class learning in less than two years.


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Spending on B.C. public schools increases while student results decline

Spending on B.C. public schools rose from $6.2 billion to $7.1 billion, a 15.4 per cent increase.