B.C.’s Descriptive Grading on Report Cards Has Parents Yearning for the ABCs finds that the vast majority of parents in Canada easily understand letter grades on report cards but are confused by the new “descriptive” grading recently adopted in British Columbia.

The Report Card on Alberta's Elementary Schools 2024 ranks 729 public, separate, independent and charter schools based on eight academic indicators derived from provincewide test results—and finds that​ contrary to common misconceptions, the data suggest every school can improve regardless of type, location, and student characteristics.