Reading Time: 3 minutes The federal government needs to address the inequities that exist between the provinces today
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.
Financial literacy must be part of learning plan
Reading Time: 3 minutes By giving students the tools they will need to grow wealth, as opposed to bad debt, we will be helping the next generation to succeed
How well are your children really doing in school?
Reading Time: 3 minutes A full understanding of a child’s progress requires report cards that provide teacher’s comments as well as grades
Private career colleges deserve closer scrutiny and support
Reading Time: 3 minutes These colleges fill an educational and economic need that is not being met by public post secondary institutions
Band-Aids won’t work long for Ontario’s crumbling schools
Reading Time: 3 minutes $1.2 billion in new funding towards badly needed repairs doesn’t come close to the $15 billion Ontario schools need
Ontario’s education file lacks accountability
Reading Time: 3 minutes The education department needs more than a fresh new face; it needs a full review that includes a new way of delivering on public education
Standardized tests aren’t perfect but they are useful
Reading Time: 4 minutes Standardized testing is one of the very few ways parents can assess the quality of public education provided to their children
Exposing the flaws in discovery math
Reading Time: 3 minutes Elementary math skills continue to decline in Canada, and that has long-term societal implications
Grant programs fail to help the most needy students
Reading Time: 3 minutes 70 per cent of the RESP and CESG funds which were supposed to target needy students actually go to wealthy families