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N.S. Education Department Failing to Apply Student Assessment Results: Audit Report
The report says the department spent $700,000 on assessments last year, but it could not show how the results shaped decisions or targets.
- On Tuesday, Nova Scotia Auditor General Kim Adair released a report finding the Education Department does not use provincial assessment results to inform decisions or improve student performance in writing and math.
- The province spent nearly $700,000 last year to assess about 75,000 students, yet the department failed to establish measurable targets or clear goals to address persistent performance gaps.
- Only 43 per cent of Grade 3 students and 49 per cent of Grade 6 students met writing standards in 2024-25, while 54 per cent of Grade 8 students met math expectations.
- The Education Department agreed to implement all 11 recommendations from Adair, which call for improved oversight and regional performance targets to better utilize assessment data.
- Tri-County Regional Centre for Education serves as a model for using data specialists with school principals, while NDP Leader Claudia Chender urged the government to ensure assessment results drive student achievement.
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N.S. Education Department failing to apply student assessment results: audit report
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s auditor general says the province’s Education Department spends hundreds of thousands of dollars every year on student assessments, but it’s not using the results to improve their lacklustre performance in writing and math.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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