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Author: Dave McGinn
Publication Date: January 10, 2026 - 07:10
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Niagara boards’ math strategies may be a lesson for Ontario
January 10, 2026
When Ontario’s standardized test results were released last month, they pointed to the trouble many students are having learning math − but some boards have been excelling.
Half of Grade 6 students and 42 per cent of students in Grade 9 did not meet the provincial standard for math in the 2024-25 school year, according to data released by the Education Quality and Accountability Office, an arm’s length agency of the provincial government.
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In a new report published Thursday, Jason Jacques, the interim Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO), said the fiscal effect of meeting Ottawa’s commitment to hit the new NATO target of 5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) will ramp up gradually over the next decade ...
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