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Fraser report raises questions on provincewide testing
Sunday, March 25th, 2012
March 04, 2012
Fraser’s report card ranked elementary schools on the basis of how well students performed on annual standardized reading, writing and math tests. Critics of Fraser’s rankings see them as a “narrow” snapshot of a school’s performance… Thomas argues that “hardships” outside of a school — such as poverty or a community with a large number of single parents — are not necessarily determinants of academic failure or success.
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