Warning Signs for Canadian Educators: The Bad News in Canada’s PISA Results

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Page Title:Warning Signs for Canadian Educators: The Bad News in Canada's PISA Results – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:Warning Signs for Canadian Educators: The Bad News in Canada’s PISA Results
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/warning-signs-canadian-educators-bad-news-canadas-pisa-results/
Published Date:June 10, 2014
Accessed Date:February 8, 2025

Canadian provinces should be concerned about slipping high-school students’ scores – in reading, science and mathematics – as assessed by the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), according a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Warning Signs for Canadian Educators: The Bad News in Canada’s PISA Results,” author John Richards addresses some concerning trends in provincial PISA results, in particular declining PISA math scores over the past decade in most provinces. Quebec is the only province that maintained stable mathematics scores, and in 2012 its students outperformed those in all other provinces.

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