Education

Canadians Need to Hit the Books! - Fewer than One in Five (18%) Canadians Score a Passing Grade in a Quiz About Their Country’s History
Public Opinion Survey

Canadians Need to Hit the Books! - Fewer than One in Five (18%) Canadians Score a Passing Grade in a Quiz About Their Country’s History

Many Lack Familiarity Regarding the Achievements of Famous Canadians
Education Survey

The Ontario Teachers Unions versus the Ontario Government: The Public Gauges the Rancour, Recriminations, and Remedies

Education Survey

Two-Thirds (66%) Believe It's Very Important That Volunteers Teach Children the Importance of Budgeting Their Money

Parents Less Likely to Find Volunteer Initiatives to Teach Children About Financial Literacy `Very Important' Than Those Without Children
Education Survey

Only One in Ten (10%) Canadians Strongly Consider Themselves "Bilingual" in French and English

One in Ten (9%) Strongly Agree they could be Successful in a Job,
Read the Newspaper (11%) or Debate (7%) in the Other Official Language
Education Survey

Six in Ten Canadians Strongly Agree that Heritage Minutes are a Good Way to Teach Canadians About Our History (63%) and Are Important Vehicles for Telling Canadian Stories (60%)

Canadians Favourite Minutes Include Jackie Robinson and the Halifax Explosion; Majority Want to See New Minutes Created by Emerging Canadian Filmmakers (58%) and Film Students (53%)
Education Survey

Average Canadian (70%) Much More Likely to Believe Their Financial Knowledge is Good or Excellent Compared to Other Canadians (30%)

Two-Thirds (64%) Believe Financial Literacy is a Serious Issue; One-Quarter (23%) Do Nothing to Improve Their Knowledge
Education Survey

Nine in Ten (86%) Think That Schools Should Invest Money in Better and New Technology to Help Teach Kids

Most (79%) Believe There's a Fine Balance Between New and Old Techniques
Education Survey

Seven in Ten (72%) Canadians are Concerned About Access to Special Needs Education

Half (47%) Believe Special-Needs Students Are Not Being Well-Served by the Public-Education System
Education Survey

Most (86%) Canadians are Concerned About Public Elementary School Children's Performance in Reading, Writing, and Math

Three-quarters (75%) Agree that Standardized Testing is a Good Way to Measure and Compare Performance of Students Against Other Provinces and Jurisdictions
Education Survey

Vast Majority of Canadians Concerned About Physical (88%) and Cyber/Online (83%) Bullying of Elementary Students in the Public School System

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