The province's math scores have fallen 45 points in the last two decades.
education policy
June 24, 2024
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December 27, 2023
11:30AM
Safe and orderly classrooms are a prerequisite to student learning.
January 11, 2021
5:23PM
In Ontario, the government provides no financial support for students in independent schools.
January 15, 2018
10:30AM
Ontario has a higher percentage of students in independent schools than Alberta and Saskatchewan.
October 11, 2007
2:00AM
John Torys decision this week to put his partys faith-based school funding question to a free vote underlines the fact that both the Conservatives and the Liberals have defined this issue through emotional appeals that resonate on the level of personal conscience.
Many who support the idea call on us to end a simple injustice in a system that funds Catholic schools but not those of other religions. Many who oppose this proposal do so by spreading fear that it will divide our community into isolated religious enclaves.
November 10, 2005
2:00AM
Everyone wants our schools to do a better job of educating our kids. When some schools do just that, it is cause for celebration.
There was magic in the air at the Georgia Hotel in Vancouver on Tuesday night. An energetic crowd with a keen interest in education gathered to celebrate the success enjoyed by outstanding school teams -- principals, teachers, and support staff -- from 28 British Columbia elementary and secondary schools.