Reading Time: 3 minutes B.C. policy-makers would be wise to take note that independent school enrolment is increasing and public school numbers are down
Tag: BC education
Misconceptions threaten funding for B.C. independent schools
Reading Time: 3 minutes Removing partial public funding for independent schools based on a series of misconceptions does nothing to improve education
Independent schools offer choice and quality, not elitism
Reading Time: 3 minutes Discussions about B.C.’s vibrant independent education community should focus on what those schools offer families, not on ill-informed stereotypes
B.C. tech sector held back by skills shortage
Reading Time: 3 minutes There is a growing mismatch between those still out of work and the vacancies that many employers desperately seek to fill
An education system’s journey to inclusion
Reading Time: 3 minutes One B.C. school district is making huge strides in embracing First Nations culture – and improving outcomes for all students
Hats off to Canada’s education system
Reading Time: 3 minutes Our students and their teachers deserve praise for exceptional PISA test results, but Canadians need to make continued education a priority
2016 a year of dramatic change in education
Reading Time: 3 minutes DI MUCCIO: The implications of some of the biggest stories in public education in 2016
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
300,000 reasons why ranking B.C. schools is a valuable activity
Reading Time: 3 minutes Last year alone, about 300,000 parents, teachers, school principals, and others interested in B.C. schools visited the Fraser Institute’s school performance website
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