{
  "id": 9778627,
  "title": "EQAO standardized test success rates up slightly from previous year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/eqao-standardized-test-success-rates-up-slightly-from-previous-year",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T14:55:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/25/ontario-eqao-test-success-rates/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) released standardized test results on Friday, indicating a slight improvement in Ontario students' math scores. Math scores for Grade 6 students were particularly low, with only 52 per cent meeting the provincial standard. This represents a one percentage point increase from last year's 51 per cent. However, literacy results remained strong, with nearly 90 per cent of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard in reading and writing. Paul Calandra, the Minister of Education, acknowledged the progress but noted that more work is needed as achievement gaps persist and results remain uneven across the province. The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test, typically taken in Grade 10, saw an increase in first-time eligible students meeting the standard, with 86 per cent meeting the requirement, up one percentage point from the previous year.",
  "summary": "The results of standardized testing released Friday show that Ontario students’ persistently low math scores have improved slightly since last year. Math scores on the Education Quality and Accountability Office tests for Grade 6 students in particular have been hovering around the 50 per cent mark for years, meaning only about half of the students […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Math scores for Grade 6 students increased by one percentage point to 52%",
    "Literacy results remained strong with 90% of Grade 6 students meeting standards",
    "Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test saw 86% of eligible students pass"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "EQAO standardized test success rates up slightly from previous year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/eqao-standardized-test-success-rates-up-slightly-from-previous-year-9780684",
        "published": "2026-09-25T14:48:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "EQAO standardized test success rates up slightly from previous year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/eqao-standardized-test-success-rates-up-slightly-from-previous-year-9801085",
        "published": "2026-09-25T17:49:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}