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Geoff Johnson: Changing values cited as one reason for decline in PISA results (Times Colonist)

. . . . Masters’ analysis identifies several explanations that have been advanced for the decline in some school systems. These include changes over a 20-year period in what is valued and taught in schools, the changing nature of the student population, the evolution of the capabilities of teachers and the emergence of social divides that leave some students alienated from education . . . . CLICK HERE for the full story

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