We do students no favours when we give them marks they don’t really deserve.
academic achievement
June 10, 2024
11:19AM
Schools should help students master the academic basics, acquire life skills, and become responsible citizens.
April 2, 2024
3:00AM
In 2022-23, only 50 per cent of Grade Six students met provincial standards in math.
October 6, 2023
9:33AM
The more students know about a topic, the more likely they’ll be able to understand what they read.
June 7, 2023
11:50AM
In Ontario, the government has combined academic and applied math courses.
October 27, 2022
8:13AM
Time spent monitoring students as they brush their teeth is time that cannot be spent teaching the academic basics.
October 18, 2022
9:01AM
In London, the district’s director of education wants to reduce the number of student suspensions—despite violent incidents.
May 27, 2021
3:28PM
Quebec students have consistently outperformed their peers in all other provinces.