Two B.C. Liberal leadership candidates have called for changes to province-wide testing for elementary school children, after the head of the B.C. Principals' and Vice Principals' Association joined the B.C. Teachers' Federation in rejecting the current test program.
Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) tests are currently being administered across the province to grade four and seven students, to measure reading, writing and number skills.
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