Ontario schools were closed for 135 days during the pandemic, more than any other province.
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In math, 15-year-old students in Nova Scotia today are more than two years behind where they were in 2003.
School closures contributed to a rise in anxiety, depression and suicide among young people.
COVID school closures clearly hurt student learning.
Quebec continues to be the highest-scoring province in math.
Union agreements hamper the ability of governments to hire and reward excellent teachers based on merit.
By December 2020, a large body of research showed that children represented two per cent or less of diagnosed COVID cases.
Early in the pandemic, we knew that COVID cases in children were mild and fatalities were very rare.
By December 2020, a large body of research showed that children represented two per cent or less of COVID.
Better organized and operated schools are likely better able to help students recover from temporary learning loss.