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Province Suspends Elementary EQAO Tests

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Students in Grade 3 and 6 won’t have to take part in provincially mandated Education Quality and Accountability Office tests next school year.

Education Minister Stephen Lecce says they want everyone to get used to a new Math curriculum.

“We want to make sure that our students, our educators, and the entire education eco-system is able to embrace and learn the new curriculum. We are unveiling a new elementary Math curriculum and we don’t want to impose any stress on our young people.”

Lecce stresses “We want them to focus on adapting to this learning and to a curriculum that I think really reflects the priorities of parents and ultimately the necessary skill sets required in the job market.”

He adds the province is also looking at a digital means to deliver the EQAO testing in future years.

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Most Local Schools Middle Of Pack In Rankings

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The Fraser Institute is out with its latest ranking of Ontario elementary schools based on province-wide reading, writing and math tests.

Report Author Peter Cowley says this is a valuable tool for parents when choosing a school but also whether their child’s school is improving or falling behind.

The three Dryden schools were all above the 5 out of 10 threshold; New Prospect at 7.1, Open Roads at 7 and St. Joseph’s Catholic at 5.6.

In Red Lake, the Golden Learning Centre was in the top 230 in all of Ontario with an 8.2 out of 10 score.

Red Lake Madsen Public School received a 6.8 score.

In Sioux Lookout, Sacred Heart was 4.9 out of 10 and Sioux Mountain was 2.4.

The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board has long dismissed the report card, noting it doesn’t take into account the challenges facing the education system in northwestern Ontario.

To view the score of your school visit https://www.compareschoolrankings.org/