Report Card on British Columbia’s Elementary Schools 2022

— Mar 7, 2023

The Report Card on British Columbia’s Elementary Schools 2022 ranks 870 public and independent elementary schools based on 10 academic indicators derived from the provincewide Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) results.

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Recent School Report Card Commentaries and Blog Posts

Alberta government closed schools during COVID despite contradicting data

Paige MacPherson

Appeared in the Calgary Sun, September 13, 2023

Early in the pandemic, we knew that COVID cases in children were mild and fatalities were very rare.

Training teachers—education courses are basically useless

Michael Zwaagstra

Appeared in the Epoch Times, September 12, 2023

It makes sense to create an alternative certification process that focuses on classroom practicum.

Ontario government closed schools even after reality of COVID became clear

Paige MacPherson

Appeared in the Toronto Star, September 11, 2023

By December 2020, a large body of research showed that children represented two per cent or less of COVID.

COVID school closures likely caused significant learning loss in Alberta and beyond

Derek J. Allison

Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, September 6, 2023

Better organized and operated schools are likely better able to help students recover from temporary learning loss.

B.C.’s new curriculum will shortchange students

Michael Zwaagstra

Appeared in the Globe and Mail, September 5, 2023

There's a direct relationship between background knowledge about the topic of a book and one’s ability to understand it.

B.C. teacher union wages wrongheaded war on student testing

Derek J. Allison

The province's Grade 4 students suffered learning losses due to pandemic disruptions.

Don’t believe teachers' unions that say Ontario schools are underfunded

Michael Zwaagstra

Appeared in the Financial Post, August 29, 2023

Ontario union leaders claim public education is underfunded and students are suffering as a result. But the data tell a different story.

Reading skills on the wane in Canadian schools

Michael Zwaagstra

Appeared in the Epoch Times, August 21, 2023

Without systematic instruction in phonics, students are unlikely to become proficient readers.

Woke ideology destroying diversity of thought in schools

Michael Zwaagstra

Appeared in the Post Millennial, August 3, 2023

In a public statement, Richard Bilkszto's family blamed his death on how he was treated by the Toronto school board.

Provinces should allow schools to schedule their own schoolyears

Michael Zwaagstra

Appeared in the Western Standard, July 19, 2023

The summer break began in cities where wealthy families and other suburbanites fled the summertime heat.

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