It’s not the earth the meek inherit, it’s the dirt
According to this story from Toronto Life Magazine, there are some Toronto public schools that are as bad as the worst American inner city schools. Certainly this school's EQAO results are pretty bad, way below the provincial averages, which are pretty bad themselves. For example, just over half of the grade 3 students at this school are reading well enough to tackle the work of the next grade (of course they will be promoted to grade 4 anyway).
In the US, failing inner city schools like this have galvanized parents and even politicians to press for radical changes, including charter schools and school vouchers, because the problem is so stark. But in Canada, we are apparently too polite.
Where's the outrage? H/T TB




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