BC’s students generally have strong literacy and numeracy skills. But there’s work to be done, most experts say. Collage by The Tyee. Photo via Shutterstock. Worksheets via K5 Learning. [Editor’s note ...

Ontario’s new Grade 9 math course is part of the province’s four-year mathematics strategy to ensure students have the skills they need for the future. Grade 9 math was last updated in 2005. There has ...

Math Catchers visited Belmont Secondary School in Langford, BC. This was our fourth visit to Belmont. We were guests in two classsrooms: 9:00-10:10 Grade 12 10:20 - 11:30 Grade 9 We had enough time to ...

Math Catchers visited Johnston Heights Secondary School in Surrey, BC. Our host was Ms. Ying Ting Lu, a math teacher. Many years ago Ms. Lu was a volunteer in one of the Math Catcher initiatives.

All students from kindergarten to Grade 9 in British Columbia public schools will now be assessed with a proficiency scale instead of letter grades. A statement from the Education Ministry says that ...

Ontario's new Grade 9 math course, which will be the first to eliminate the practice of "streaming," will involve more real-life applications of the subject and include lessons on financial literacy ...

Streaming — in which students must choose to pursue either an 'academic' or 'applied' track when they begin high school — has been shown to disproportionately affect Black and low-income students when ...