Education


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

En rиgle gйnйrale, les Canadiens sont confiants de pouvoir reconnaоtre les signes d'une urgence mйdicale, mais ils sont moins certains d'avoir les compйtences nйcessaires pour intervenir

Quatre Canadiens sur dix (38 %) affirment qu'ils ont dйjа administrй les premiers soins. Huit personnes sur dix (78 %) jugent qu'il est trиs important de connaоtre ces techniques
Education Survey

While Canadians Generally Confident They Could Recognize the Signs of a Medical Emergency, They're Less Confident with Their Skills to Help

Four in Ten (38%) Canadians Say They've Provided First Aid,
Eight in Ten (78%) Say It's Very Important to Know
How to Perform First Aid
Education Survey

Two-thirds (68%) of Canadians are Concerned about Labour Unrest Related to the Elementary Public-School System;
Majority (71%) Agree Teachers Should Not Have the Right to Strike

Canadians Support Arts, Special Needs and Language-Based Schools,
But Not Faith, Gender or Race-Based Schools
Education Survey

Canadians Give Overall State of Public Elementary
School System Mediocre Marks

Six in Ten (58%) Believe Private-School Education is Better than Public School Education; Two-thirds (63%) Would Send Their Children to Private School if Money was no Concern
Education Survey

While Queen Lauded and People Warm to Prince Charles,
Country Split on Future of Monarchy in Canada

Attitudes towards Monarchy in Canada more Positive than Last Year, but Country Remains Divided on Issue