David Staples: Math results show we must end two decades of educational malpractice

Math education in Alberta has reached a new low. Our rate of math illiteracy has doubled for Grade 4 students since 2011, with our most vulnerable students hit hardest.
The latest results are part of a disturbing trend that has seen Alberta schools embrace an experimental method of teaching math in the past two decades while our students have sunk low on international tests.
Alberta students used to test well ahead of their Ontario counterparts but behind Quebec students. Alberta now ranks signi