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BC’s Descriptive Grading on Report Cards Has Parents Yearning for the ABCs
More than 60% of B.C. parents unable to correctly identify new ‘descriptive’ grading terms in schools
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The End of Accountability in British Columbia High School Student Performance
B.C.’s new student ‘assessments’ vastly inferior to previous exams in measuring student and school performance
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Strong Parental Support for Balance, Not Bias, and Parental Involvement in K-12 Classrooms
More than 4 in 5 parents across Canada think K12 teachers and schools should provide students with facts, not interpretations, and provide advance notice of controversial lessons
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Funding for BC Independent Schools Saves Government Money
Government funding for independent schools saves British Columbia taxpayers millions every year
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Meritocracy, Personal Responsibility, and Encouraging Investment: Lessons from Singapore’s Economic Growth Miracle
Singapore per-person income increased from US$4,215 in 1965 to US$59,176 in 2020, providing lessons in economic growth for western countries
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The Collapse of Student Testing in BC High Schools: Participation rates plummet as student achievement wanes
Student participation rates—and scores—in provincewide tests plummet in BC high schools; less than half of Grade 10 students met numeracy standard in 2021/22
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The Free Enterprise Welfare State: A History of Denmark’s Unique Economic Model
Average Danes pay high taxes to finance Denmark’s large welfare state
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The Forgotten Demographic: Assessing the Possible Benefits and Serious Cost of COVID-19 School Closures on Canadian Children
COVID school closures across Canada lasted 50 to 135 days minimum depending on province; imposing life-long costs on children
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Testing Canadian K-12 Students—Regional Variability, Room for Improvement
Reforms needed to improve student testing in most provinces
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Strong Parental Support for Standardized Testing across Canada
More than 80% of Canadian parents of kids in K-12 schools support standardized testing