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Warning Signs for Canadian Educators: The Bad News in Canada’s PISA Results

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Canadian provinces should be concerned about slipping high-school students’ scores – in reading, science and mathematics – as assessed by the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), according a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Warning Signs for Canadian Educators: The Bad News in Canada’s PISA Results,” author John Richards addresses some concerning trends in provincial PISA results, in particular declining PISA math scores over the past decade in most provinces. Quebec is the only province that maintained stable mathematics scores, and in 2012 its students outperformed those in all other provinces.

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  • John Richards, 2014. "Warning Signs for Canadian Educators: The Bad News in Canada’s PISA Results," e-briefs 176, C.D. Howe Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:cdh:ebrief:176
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