student assessment

10:36AM
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Politicians made horrific error closing schools during COVID

In Ontario, schools were closed for a cumulative 29 weeks during the pandemic.


9:13AM
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Nine out of 10 parents in Atlantic Canada support standardized testing

Standardized testing provides an objective assessment of student progress and proficiency in core subjects.


12:01PM
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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.


5:30AM
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B.C. government should revitalize standardized testing in schools

Students in the province now write numeracy and literacy assessments that don’t count towards their final marks.


4:30AM
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P.E.I. demonstrates value of standardized testing in schools
The province's students, who used to score at the bottom, now score at the Canadian average.

9:16AM
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Provincial governments should strengthen—not weaken—standardized testing in schools

Today's tests place less emphasis on subject-specific knowledge than they once did.