Reading Time: 3 minutes But the Progressive Conservatives promise nothing more than a disappointing package that ensures education status quo in the province
Author: Angela MacLeod
Angela MacLeod, former Senior Policy Analyst with the Fraser Institute, conducted research for the Barbara Mitchell Centre for Improvement in Education, and the Centre for School Performance Studies.
Alberta’s independent schools provide needed choice, value
Reading Time: 3 minutes Despite activist claims, most independent schools in Alberta are not bastions for the rich, but they do fill a critical education niche
Back to school, back to uncontrolled government spending
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian education spending facts belie misguided perceptions about public school funding
Spending on B.C. public schools up despite dwindling enrolment
Reading Time: 3 minutes Per-student spending is up, flying in the face of claims that education funding has been slashed or that B.C. schools are starved for resources
Despite overheated claims, Alberta public schools aren’t under-funded
Reading Time: 3 minutes Even after adjusting for inflation, the government is spending substantially more per student in the province’s public schools than a decade ago
B.C. government wants to fix a school system that isn’t broken
Reading Time: 3 minutes B.C. students lead Canada in student performance in several areas while keeping per-student costs in public schools among the lowest in the country
The shift away from public schools in B.C.
Reading Time: 3 minutes B.C. policy-makers would be wise to take note that independent school enrolment is increasing and public school numbers are down
Federal support won’t help independent schools or education
Reading Time: 3 minutes Greater federal involvement could fundamentally reshape our decentralized approach to education policy, lead to policy homogeneity and hurt student performance
Teacher’s ‘me too’ clause puts Alberta in a fiscal squeeze
Reading Time: 3 minutes The stakes in collective bargaining sessions remain high. Alberta faces a $10.3-billion budget deficit with more big deficits planned
Misconceptions threaten funding for B.C. independent schools
Reading Time: 3 minutes Removing partial public funding for independent schools based on a series of misconceptions does nothing to improve education