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WATCH: Premier, education minister unveil details of new math curriculum

EQAO testing cancelled for the upcoming school year

Update:

Premier Doug Ford announced the government's new math curriculum for Grades 1-8 today. It will be available to students beginning in September 2020.

Key elements of the new curriculum include:

  • Financial literacy
  • Coding and computer programming
  • Learning and recalling number facts

The new math curriculum will be the first uploaded to the new Curriculum and Resources website, a digital space where anyone can access curriculum and learning resources. The goal of the platform, according to Education Minister Stephen Lecce, is to help parents, students, and teachers see connections between learning in different grades and subjects.

Ford's government also announced today that grade 3 and 6 students will not participate in Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) assessments during the 2020-21 school year, as the ministry works to align the assessments with the new curriculum. Students in Grade 9 and Grade 10 will continue to take the mathematics assessment and Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT), respectively.

Original story:

Premier Doug Ford is slated to provide a COVID-19 update at 1:00 p.m. today at Queen's Park.

This announcement comes following a technical briefing on changes to the province's math curriculum.

Ford will be joined by Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, to make the announcement.

Village Media will carry the livestream, so stay tuned.