Tag: Ontario eduction

On Ontario Election Campaign Trail, Education Promises Miss the Mark

Commentary Next to health care, education is the second most expensive line item in every provincial budget. It’s not surprising that education is a major topic during the current Ontario election campaign. Politicians from all parties are making plenty of education campaign pledges. Too bad most of these promises would have little impact on student…


Scrapping Standardized Tests Would Be a Mistake

Commentary Ontario is in the middle of an election campaign. This means that political party leaders are making all sorts of promises to attract voters. Unsurprisingly, the Liberals and NDP are promising to scrap the standardized tests from the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) and replace them with a different assessment strategy. The current…