Sienna Kanji, 12, just graduated from Grade 6 and fared well on the standardized test that tripped up half of her Ontario peers this year. Rene Johnston / Toronto Star ) Order this photoWeeks before changes to Ontario’s math curriculum kick in this September, test results released Wednesday reveal half of Ontario’s Grade 6 students failed to meet the provincial math standard this year. The report released by Ontario’s Education Quality and Accountability Office noted the math results follow a steady decline in math performance on its tests over the past five years. The 50 per cent of Grade 6 students who met the provincial standard on this year’s test compares to 58 per cent in 2012, according to the EQOA’s release. The Grade 3 math results showed a decline too, with 63 per cent of students meeting the provincial standard, down from 68 per cent in 2012.

Source: thestar August 31, 2016 20:09 UTC