Thursday September 4, 2014 – 1pm
Posted Aug 29, 2014 12:27:25 PM.
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1:00- Bruce Rodrigues, CEO of the Ontario Education Quality and Accountability Office.
Ontario’s education accountability office says “persistently low” test rates for students in high school applied math and English suggest the province should review those courses. Provincial test results released yesterday show that half of the high school students in applied math are not meeting the provincial standard. The EQAO says results on the Grade 10 literacy test have decreased each year for the past 5 years among students in applied English and says that in elementary school, the percentage of both Grade 3 and Grade 6 students who met the provincial standard for math has dropped since 2010. The literacy test results show that rates are improving in elementary schools and while 83% of Grade 10 students were successful on the test on their first try, the success rate dropped among students in applied English.
1:30- Rita Ferrari, Rogers Media Director, Brand and Product Marketing
shomi, a new subscription video-on-demand service, ups the ante in entertainment with the latest, most exclusive shows and selections personalized for you. Available initially on tablet, mobile, online, Xbox 360 and set top boxes, shomi will launch in beta first to Rogers and Shaw Internet or TV customers. shomi will be available starting the first week of November at a suggested retail price of $8.99 per month. shomi was created for entertainment lovers by entertainment lovers. It features prior seasons of the most popular shows on TV today, iconic series from the past, cult-classic and fan-favourite films, as well as a library of family-friendly kids programming. shomi the numbers (and this is just at launch): 14,000 episodes and titles, 11,000 hours of TV shows, 1,200 movies, 340 TV series, 30% of content is Canadian, including TV shows and classic films.
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