Tag: Education

Canadian 15-year-old students’ math scores have been dipping since 2003: study | CTV News

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Most 15-year-old students in Canada met the basic standards for math and the country was among the top 10 performers in the tests, though scores have been dropping since 2003, according to a new global report. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Programme for International Student Assessment’s (PISA) latest study focused on mathematics and also tested the reading and science knowledge and skills of 23,073 students in 867 schools from all 10 provinces in Canada. Read full story here: Canadian 15-year-old students’ math scores have been dipping since…

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Coronavirus Exposes Digital Disparities Between Students | Digital Trends

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With universities across the country closing their campuses, canceling classes, and moving everything online, the coronavirus pandemic has complicated learning for many students and faculty, despite the wide use of technology to keep classes going. Perhaps the most basic issue is what students will do when they do not have reliable high-speed internet access. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) doesn’t have accurate data on how many millions of Americans lack broadband, but Microsoft estimates it is likely far more than the 25 million people the government agency cited in a…

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As Google For Education Tools Enter Classrooms Across Canada, Some Parents Are Asking To Opt-out | CBC Radio

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Last October, Riaz Bassari’s daughter came home from her elementary school class with a permission form for G Suite for Education: a set of cloud-based digital learning tools Google offers to schools for free. The form, issued by the Greater Victoria School District in B.C., asked Bassari to agree that “my child’s personal information will be used for a Google Apps for Education account.” Bassari, however, decided to not to sign the form, and soon discovered there was no alternative to Google’s tools at his daughter’s school. “You either sign up or you’re left out,” Bassari…

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Teachers Will See A Difference In The Classroom Come September: Council – Nova Scotia – CBC News

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A committee tasked with making recommendations to improve conditions for teachers and students in Nova Scotia remains optimistic there will be noticeable changes when school starts in September. The 14-member Council to Improve Classroom Conditions was created earlier this year as part of legislation imposing a four-year contract on more than 9,000 of the province’s unionized school teachers. The group plans to meet three more times to discuss teachers’ concerns ahead of a final report due April 28. Read full story here: Teachers Will See A Difference In The Classroom Come September: Council – Nova Scotia – CBC…

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Fail policy: 259 students were failed in N.S. schools last year | The Chronicle Herald

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HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s education minister says 259 students were failed last year from Primary to Grade 9 across the province. Karen Casey revealed the number Thursday after being asked again to clarify whether or not there is a no-fail policy as part of the province’s education system. The issue was one of those raised by teachers as part of their recent contract dispute with the province. Casey again reiterated that her department does not have a no-fail policy, and decisions on whether to pass or retain students rests with…

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