Reading Time: 2 minutes Premier Kathleen Wynne is pushing for an extended contract with teachers as she prepares to fight the next provincial election
Author: Deani Van Pelt
Deani Van Pelt is a Senior Fellow and Former Director of the Barbara Mitchell Centre for Improvement in Education at the Fraser Institute. Her research and publications in Canadian education policy include studies in home schooling, independent schooling and education funding.
The reality of independent school funding in British Columbia
Reading Time: 3 minutes Reducing or eliminating independent school funding would reduce parental choice, educational diversity, and may lower per student spending in public schools
Reality of education spending in Saskatchewan
Reading Time: 3 minutes Archaic regulations, union monopoly, lack of responsiveness to parents holding back the Saskatchewan public school system
Reality of education spending in Quebec
Reading Time: 3 minutes Archaic regulations, union monopoly, lack of responsiveness to parental demands are just a few of the many handcuffs holding back Quebec’s public school systems
Private schools in Canada – not what you think
Reading Time: 3 minutes Old myths about independent schools in Canada simply aren’t supported by the facts
Independent schools offer Albertans more education choice
Reading Time: 3 minutes A unique and vital contribution to the education landscape
Independent schools fill gaps in Ontario
Reading Time: 3 minutes One of every 18 students in the province attend independent schools
Independent schools in B.C. run contrary to ‘elitist’ caricature
Reading Time: 3 minutes Contrary to the “elitist” label of private schools, independent schools in B.C. offer diverse approaches to education
Calls to end independent schools in Alberta wrong-headed
Reading Time: 4 minutes Private schools and charter schools actually reduce the strain on Alberta budget
Ontario in no position to increase teacher salaries
Reading Time: 3 minutes Expenditures per student have already increased by 34 per cent over the last decade