Reading Time: 3 minutes Despite excellent recent PISA results, Canadians shouldn’t be complacent. From 2015 to 2018, scores fell in all three subjects
Author: Derek J. Allison
Derek Allison is Professor Emeritus, Western University. He writes on education and other social issues.
What Betsy DeVos could learn about school choice from Ontario
Reading Time: 3 minutes Unfortunately, the U.S. Education Secretary would have to visit the past to find truly innovative approaches to school choice
Kudos to Toronto, but independent schools still face discrimination
Reading Time: 4 minutes Subjecting parents choosing such schools for their children to extra costs is discriminatory
The facts behind private schools in Alberta
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta’s 94 private schools received $151 million in grants this year, a drop in the bucket when it comes to Alberta Education’s $7,228,040,463 budget
Three principles for better schools
Reading Time: 3 minutes More than ever, Canada needs an education system based on the powerful principles of freedom, autonomy and accountability
There are no shortcuts to quality learning
Reading Time: 3 minutes Cheating will come back to bite you sooner or later, causing embarrassment, and damaging your reputation, life and career
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