Standardized tests for educators do little to advance student achievement in the classroom, according to findings from the agency the Ontario government has directed to develop a math proficiency test ...

Nothing about Algebra II is easy. Educators applauded lawmakers in June for dumping Algebra II as an end-of-course exam after less than half of students passed the test over its three-year existence.

Time to brush up on that algebra, teachers, even if you don't teach it. The Ontario government has just announced it will introduce legislation that requires all new teaches to pass a math test. Those ...

You have an exceptionally fast brain with an IQ of 140+ if you can solve this math puzzle in just 7 seconds. Put your brain ...

Teacher job action has left some students unprepared for the upcoming EQAO Grade 9 test so local school boards will have the option to delay it, Education Minister Stephen Lecce said Wednesday. The ...

Ontario will be the first province in the country to require student teachers to pass a basic math test before getting their teaching licence, according to legislative changes introduced by the ...

How many years' worth of students need to be rendered innumerate before provincial curriculum writers admit their little "discovery math" gambit has been a failure? Five? Ten? I realize that question ...

The exams were intended to test student achievement in math. After a disastrous performance last school year by middle and high school students, the “common semester assessments” have become a test in ...

A sharp rise in students without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators and policymakers.

A UC San Diego report reveals a significant spike in freshmen requiring remedial math classes, with the need increasing from ...