Disappointing standardized test results have sparked a province-wide two-person review of student learning ordered by Education Minister Paul Calandra, who delayed releasing the scores by several weeks.

The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) released results Wednesday for assessments measuring how well Ontario students are performing in reading, writing and math in Grades 3, 6, 9 and 10.

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“When I got the results, it frustrated me and made me quite upset,” Calandra said at a news conference. “Yes, progress . . . but not enough. I want 100 per cent of kids, when they graduate, to be as prepared as they can.

“Student achievement is not improving fast enough, and this is not acceptable.”

The Free Press was unable to review all local EQAO results Wednesday

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