The following is a statement from the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) President David Mastin in response to Education Minister Paul Calandra withholding Education Quality & Accountability Office (EQAO) results, which are typically released at the end of September:
“The Minister’s decision to delay the release of EQAO results offers a long-overdue opportunity for the government to acknowledge what educators and researchers have been saying for years: EQAO is a flawed tool that does not accurately reflect student learning and achievement.
For decades, provincial governments have leaned on large-scale standards-based testing as the primary measure of student success. This narrow approach oversimplifies learning, dismisses well-being, ignores classroom realities, and overlooks the diverse skills, growth, and accomplishments that occur daily in Ontario schools.
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