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Falling school funding and test scores: Are Saskatchewan students being left behind?

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A new Fraser Institute report finds that inflation-adjusted spending per public school student in Saskatchewan has declined over the past decade, even as enrolment has grown. Paige MacPherson, Senior Fellow in Education Policy at the Fraser Institute, joins Evan to discuss the findings and weigh in on Saskatchewan's latest student test scores and the debate over standardized testing.
13 Oct 12PM English Canada News Commentary

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