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.” ...

Welcome to the 9th-grade final exam!We aren’t sure if you have what it takes to outsmart the average U.S. 9th grader, but ...

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 ...