The Fraser Institute is questioned area high school's performance in province-wide testing.The Conservative think-tank says most schools in northwestern Ontario fall below the provincial average in terms of its review.
Author Peter Cowley wonders if schools in the region can improve.
Overall, schools in the Kenora and Rainy River districts averaged 4.2 out of 10 in the study, below the provincial average of 6.
Atikokan High School and Rainy River High Schools were among those that scored better than the average.
