Reading Time: 3 minutes A handful of Ontario school boards have decided that parents shouldn’t be told if their child has adopted a transgender identity
Tag: Ontario education
How school systems respond to the pressure to be inclusive
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
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
Right idea, wrong messenger, for education reform in Ontario
Reading Time: 3 minutes A federal Tory candidate’s policy proposal would end a decade of silence on school choice in Canada
Deeper deficits spurred by increases in public school spending
Reading Time: 3 minutes Provincial governments have been spending more money to educate a smaller number of students
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
Ontario: look west for solutions on independent school funding
Reading Time: 3 minutes The province should end its outdated barriers to education choice for students and parents
When Ontario public schools aren’t public enough
Reading Time: 3 minutes Increasingly, parents are looking past public schools for their children’s education – but Ontario’s legislation puts up financial roadblocks