Reading Time: 3 minutes Despite evidence of their widespread benefits
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.
Parents should have greater school choice in Ontario
Reading Time: 3 minutes There is nothing inherently threatening to the goals of public education in offering more school choice to parents
Hold the line on public school compensation in Ontario
Reading Time: 4 minutes Education spending in Ontario has increased rapidly over the years, largely driven by increases in employee compensation
The reality of education spending in Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes The belief that the challenges facing public schools arise from a lack of resources is not supported by the evidence
Home-schooling on the rise in Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes Home-schooling grew by 29% while government school enrollment fell by 2.5%