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The best public school system in Canada? It’s still probably Alberta.
That’s the opinion of Paul Bennett, the country’s leading and most pointed critic of public education and the author of the new book The State of the System: A Reality Check on Canada’s Schools.
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But there’s one caveat, Bennett said. “Overall, it’s still probably Alberta. It’s just not living up to expectations.”
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