bc schools

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B.C. parents confused by government’s new ‘descriptive’ grading

Sixty-four per cent of B.C. parents were unable to correctly identify the term “emerging" from a list of options.


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B.C. government’s changes to student testing deprive parents of high school rankings

The new assessments don’t test specific course content knowledge but rather broad concepts.


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B.C. schools highlight Canada’s ‘discriminatory’ past while ignoring broad view of history

By obsessing on Canada’s historic faults, schools give students a myopic and incomplete picture of our country.


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Defunding independent schools will rob B.C. families of ability to choose

The province's math scores have declined significantly over the last 20 years.


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Don’t scrap vital student assessments based on union complaints

Parents need reliable information based on data to make informed decisions about education.


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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.