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The Evan Bray Show - Michael Zwaagstra - January 15th. 2024

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Saskatchewan was recently among the worst provinces to perform in a test estimating students school performances, with students in the province ranking second-worst in the country for math scores. Saskatchewan students also under-performed in reading. Michael Zwaagstra is a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute, a public high school teacher and an education policy researcher. He joins Evan to discuss what could be hurting the performance of students in the province.
15 Jan 2024 9AM English Canada News Commentary

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