EQAO results mixed at local schools

Area school boards are encouraged by the long-term results of Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) testing, though public schools didn't fare quite as well in the short-term.From the 2024-2025 school year to the 2025-2026 school year, results for students within the Lambton-Kent District School Board (LKDSB) dropped slightly.For Grade 3 students, math scores went from 58 per cent at or above the provincial standard to 55 per cent, reading scores dropped from 70 per cent to 65 per c