SSCI 1200U Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Religious Education, Policy Debate
9 Feb 2017
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1867 british north america act: delegated responsibility of education to the provinces. Education act key piece of legislature governing education in our province. Constant conflict that is existing in the provincial education systems on language education. Education act requires that both of the primary languages in canada be taught to students up until a certain age. Key issues in education policy standardized testing. Eqao education quality and accountability office. Grade 3 primary division assessment of reading, writing and mathematics. Grade 6 junior division assessment of reading writing and mathematics. Key issues in education policy religious education. Supplemental education in addition to the standardized curriculum set by the government. Religious education varies from school to school. Key issues in education policy class sizes. In early grades, class sizes should be 20 or lower. Lower class sizes lead to better behavior, better education, more class participation. Key issue in education policy special needs.
