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N.S. Education Department failing to apply student assessment results: audit report

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Fitzpatrick, T. (2026, September 29). N.S. Education Department failing to apply student assessment results: audit report. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/nova-scotia/n-s-education-department-failing-to-apply-student-assessment-results-audit-report/article_c939d77a-ada5-5abc-a3c7-42b77c2a9b27.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-29 · by Tori Fitzpatrick

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Nova Scotia’s Education Department is criticized for not utilizing assessment results to improve student performance, according to an audit report released by auditor general Kim Adair on Tuesday. The department spends significant funds annually on these assessments, yet students continue to underperform in writing and experience a decline in math skills from elementary to junior high school levels.
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Kim Adair, Nova Scotia's Auditor General, released a critical audit report on October 31st that highlights significant issues within the province’s Education Department regarding student assessments. The report reveals that despite spending hundreds of thousands of dollars annually, the department fails to utilize assessment results effectively to enhance students' performance in writing and math. Specifically, students underperform in writing during early grades and show a decline in mathematics proficiency from elementary to junior high school levels. This failure to apply findings to improve education outcomes is a major concern for educational quality in Nova Scotia.

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In an audit report released Tuesday, Kim Adair says the province’s students are consistently underperforming in writing in the early grades and their performance in math typically declines from the elementary level to junior high school.
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HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’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 asserted
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In an audit report released Tuesday, Kim Adair says the province’s students are consistently underperforming in writing in the early grades and their performance in math typically declines from the elementary level to junior high school. asserted
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