Matthew Lau: Ontario should ignore teachers’ advice on standardized testing

2026-03-17 - 10:32

The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) declares it is “deeply concerned” that the provincial government’s review of its Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) testing “does not include the expertise of teachers.” But the OSSTF has already made its position clear. In its submission to the Ontario government on 2025-26 education funding, it recommended abolishing EQAO. That’s also what it recommended the previous year, the year before that, and even the year before that. Read More