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Parents (86%) Viewed by Ontarians as Most Important Factor in Development of Proper Social Values in Children
Half (52%) Believe Parental Encouragement and Involvement Contributes Most to Educational Success, Teachers (28%) Place Second
52% Believe All Schools Would Improve if Parents Could Freely Choose the School for Their Child -
Canadians Take Hogwarts Express: 85% Say It's Great For Kids, At Least 4,500,000 Adult Muggles Have Read A Harry Potter Book
One In Six (16%) Send Potter A Howler And Say It Should Be Banned Because Of Witchcraft
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Two-Thirds (65%) of Ontarians `Very Concerned' that Qualified Students Will Be Unable to Attend a Publicly Funded Ontario University Due to Increased Fees or Lack of Space
Half (47%) Feel There Has Been a Decrease in Quality of Post-Secondary Education in Province Since 1995 . . . Province Split on Grading with 49% Giving Government Grades of `A', `B' or `C', While 48% Give Grade of `D' or Lower on Post-Secondary Education
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More Than Half (55%) Of Canadian Adults 18 to 35 Are Not Planning To Contribute To An RRSP For 2002
The 12th Annual RBC RRSP Poll Also Found That 56 Per Cent Of 18 To 34 Year Olds Do Not Have A Registered Retirement Savings Plan
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Small Business Big On Campbell Government
Eight in Ten (78%) Small Business Owners Say BC Liberals Are Moving In The "Right Direction" In Terms Of Changes Made For Small Business
44% Say BC's Business Climate Is Already In "Better Shape" Than When The Liberals Were First Elected and 66% Say It Will Be In "Better Shape" Two Years From Now
Owners Say Taxes (40%) And The Economy (23%) Should Receive The Greatest Attention From BC's Leaders -
Jack Webster Awards Poll (2 of 2)
British Columbians Select Softwood Lumber Dispute as Top BC News Story of Past Year
Glen Clark's Trial a Runaway Winner as Most Over-Rated BC News Story of Past Year -
Canadians Say Computer Hardware (86%) And Teacher Training (82%) Are The Two Main Barriers To Greater Use Of Computers And Internet In Schools
The Results Of A National Survey Show That Almost All Canadians (97%) Think It Is Important For TodayЎ166s Students To Have Access To Computers And The Internet In Schools
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REPORT CARD ON BRITISH COLUMBIA'S PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSYEM
MAJORITY (61%) OF BRITISH COLUMBIANS SATISFIED WITH STATE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
MOST (60%) THINK THEIR LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD IS DOING A GOOD JOB AT MEETING THEIR COMMUNITY'S UNIQUE NEEDS
BUT, HALF (48%) OF BC PUBLIC DISAGREES PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IS DOING A GOOD JOB OF PREPARING STUDENTS FOR TODAY'S WORKFORCE
AND, TWO-THIRD'S (65%) BELIEVES PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING A MUCH BETTER EDUCATION THAN PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS -
91% HISTORY TEACHERS SAY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS NATION-WIDE TO ACQUIRE THE SAME BODY OF HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE
TEACHERS RANK THE HISTORY OF "CANADA AT WAR" AS THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT FOR KIDS TO LEARN ABOUT IN SCHOOL
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Canadians' Views on History Education
Three-Quarters (76%) Embarrassed by Lack of Knowledge Canadians Have About their History