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- Author(s): Robertson, Heather-Jane
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Phi Delta Kappan. Mar2005, Vol. 86 Issue 7, p552-553. 2p. 1 Illustration.
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- Abstract:
Provides an overview of how Canadians blend measurement units, despite the introduction of "metrification" in 1970 and lists nearly 100 facts (some probably in Canadian dollars) concerning education from a 2003-04 report in Canada. The percentage of teachers who think province-wide achievement tests should be a priority; Canada's world ranking for average university tuition; The amount promised by the federal government for a national child-care program; The 2001 high school completion rate for First Nations students living on reservations; The proportion of the school-age population in the Territory of Nunavut that has aboriginal identity.
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