In response to disappointing results on literacy and numeracy tests, the Ontario government has announced a review of the province’s standardized testing system, the EQAO (Education Quality and Accountability Office). Instead of chasing elusive explanations for low test scores, the government should focus on the basics: reducing and capping class sizes.
Drawing on the best available data, the tables below provide a breakdown of actual class sizes at the provincial, board, and school levels, for grades one to four.