Reading Time: 3 minutes Fundamental to human rights in Canada is access to a public education system that offers choice and quality to the taxpayers who pay for it
Author: Maddie Di Muccio
Troy Media columnist Maddie Di Muccio is a former town councillor in Newmarket, Ont., and former columnist with the Toronto Sun. Often appearing on talk radio and TV, she focuses on educational and political reform.
Patrick Brown underestimates the power of social conservatives
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Ontario Conservative leader appears to be turning his back on the very people who helped him take over the party. It could cost him in the next election
Are Canada’s public schools truly for everyone?
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Saskatchewan ruling gives provinces the impetus to explore the alternatives to forcing children, against their parents’ will, into secular public education
A reminder of the value of an inclusive education system
Reading Time: 3 minutes Malala Yousafzai brings to the House of Commons a much-needed perspective on issues of inclusion in education
It’s a political gamble to embrace prayer in public schools
Reading Time: 3 minutes Only 10 years ago, Premier Kathleen Wynne campaigned vehemently against a faith-based school model. Now, she has suddenly changed her mind
Funding help alone won’t ensure more students succeed
Reading Time: 3 minutes Bridging the socio-economic gap in poor schools to improve literacy and math skills will ultimately give young people a leg up in post-secondary institutions
Ontario PCs still searching for real hydro and education policy options
Reading Time: 3 minutes PC leader Patrick Brown is still in the dark when it comes to hydro and education policy, proving he is not yet ready to form the next government
Test results highlight a deeper problem in Ontario schools
Reading Time: 3 minutes When the results are seemingly ignored – when educators haven’t brought about year-over-year improvements – then parents should demand action
A solid case for charter schools in Ontario
Reading Time: 3 minutes Small communities face losing their schools as the province pulls back funding, but these schools – and their communities – can be saved
Awakening the female political voice
Reading Time: 3 minutes Donald Trump may have unintentionally succeeded where many have failed – he has awoken the feminine political voice