Ron Brent Elementary School in Prince George is the worst elementary school in B.C., according to the Fraser Institute’s latest rankings.
The analysis found 64.5 per cent of Ron Brent students in Grades 4 and 7 were performing below expectations and 39.5 per cent of tests had not been written.
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“That is when I began to seriously consider the possibility that school rankings measured organizational capacity—foremost—and had very little to say about ‘school goodness’.” (Simmonds, 2012, p. 6).
The Fraser Institute is a fascist organization
In order to rank high on this list you just have to be a christian indoctrination centre.
Wow, Neil has reached yet another low point. Why in the world anyone would pay attention to the Fraser Institute results is beyond me. They are literally funded by right wing Conservatives to show the superiority of private education. This is a slap in the face to the staff.
Wow, Neil has reached yet another low point. Why in the world anyone would pay attention to the Fraser Institute results is beyond me. They are literally funded by right wing Conservatives to show the superiority of private education. This is a slap in the face to the staff.
Useless report continues to be useless. How many of the students at Ron Brent are living in poverty? Deeply unfair to label it the worst.
The Prince George District Teachers' Association is disappointed by today's Citizen story on Ron Brent Elementary. All of our schools are staffed by deeply caring and dedicated professionals that put the well-being of children first.
My theory on the placement of Ron Brent is that the results are skewed by a unconscious bias against it, which is rooted purely on the fact that Ron Brent sounds like the name of the kid in highschool that had a rat stache, jean jacket and tried to steal your girl.