Put down that calculator, teens — a new mental math component is part of the Grade 9 provincial achievement test (PAT) this year. Following Eggen’s move last year to add 15 calculator-free questions ...

The province is field-testing a new, less stressful standardized Grade 9 math test this school year, amid criticism from the teachers’ union that this should not be done in the middle of a pandemic.

More than 40 per cent of Grade 9 public school students failed their math provincial achievement tests last year — bringing the state of math in Alberta to what parents are calling a “crisis.” ...

As public school trustees on Tuesday debated standardized test results showing more than 40 per cent of Grade 9 students failed their math exams last year, officials also confirmed that acceptable ...

The Grade 9 math assessments will not start for public high school students Monday because of the current job actions by teachers and the EQAO tests at Catholic schools may be affected next. On ...