FEBRUARY 10, 2014: The 2012 PISA results were released in December . The “Programme for International Student Assessment” is run by the Organization for Economic Co-operation Development (OECD). Testing is done every three years since 2000. More than half a million 15-year old students from 65 countries take part in studies assessing their abilities in…
While we support a new way forward in First Nations education, when CSBA was invited to submit comments to AANDC regarding the document “Developing a First Nations Education Act: Discussion Guide”, we clearly expressed our concern that the process used to develop the coming legislation had been far too unilateral in approach, with no attempt…
The 2012 PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) results were released December 3, 2013. Canada has seen a small decline in results but still remains among the best performers internationally, behind only 9 other countries. “PISA 2012 Results in Focus” is a summary document that provides an international prespective, as well as more detailed comparisons…
The CSBA Fall 2013 Update is now available, outlining the association’s recent activities and upcoming events. Check out the Cross Country Check-In to see what “Hot Topics” are being addressed right now across the country.
New Canadian School Boards Association (CSBA) President Michael McEvoy stated that a strong and united CSBA will support and advocate alongside its provincial partners to safeguard the key role of publicly and democratically-elected school boards. McEvoy assumed the Presidency before more than 400 school trustees from across Canada attending the Canadian School Boards Association (CSBA) http://cdnsba.org/ annual…
Only 5 % of Canadian school children are meeting the national physical activity standards. Dr. Mark Tremblay, an expert in Children’s Health and part of the team that wrote the 2013 Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card, will be at the CSBA conference in Vancouver this week to speak to this critical situation and to…
The 2013 CSBA congress is only week away! The program is sure to have something for everyone and we hope you can join us for this important opportunity to share and learn from other trustees/commissioners across Canada, as well as experts in the field of education. We are especially looking forward to sharing with…
New Partnership with CEA The Board of Directors made a unanimous decision to partner with the Canadian Education Association in the publication of “Facts on Education”, articles that are circulated across the country to inform readers of recent evidence-based research that addresses issues that are of interest to the public. Look for the first…
Montreal, March 29, 2013 – The Canadian School Boards Association is pleased to announce that at the Spring Board of Directors meeting, the members elected Michael McEvoy, of the British Columbia School Trustees Association as the new President of the CSBA. Michael will assume office as of July 1, 2013 at the CSBA congress…
MONTREAL, JANUARY 9, 2013 – The Canadian School Boards Association is pleased to see the results of the study “School Boards Matter: A Pan-Canadian study of school district governance” by Bruce Sheppard, Gerald Galway, Jean Brown and John Wiens. The full report, School Boards Matter; A Pan-Canadian Study of School District Governance is available along with…
