Toronto secondary schools lag behind provincial average: report

Irene Preklet:

Most parents would certainly agree that ensuring their children get a good education is a top priority.
However, recent findings from the Fraser Institute suggest that not all schools are created equally – not even close.
The Fraser Institute, one of Canada’s leading public policy think-thanks, released their annual school rankings on May 8, which examine the performance of Ontario high schools over the past five years.
“Our report card is the number one source for objective, reliable information about how Ontario secondary schools stack up in terms of academics,” said Michael Thomas, the co-author of the Report Card on Ontario’s Secondary Schools 2011.