Reading Time: 3 minutes But face barriers to meeting parent preferences because of over-regulation
Tag: School choice
How the Alberta election will impact children’s education
Reading Time: 4 minutes The UCP and NDP have vastly different approaches as to how children should be educated
Public schools failing to produce enough STEM graduates
Reading Time: 3 minutes Vancouver independent school aims to rectify that
Alberta’s business leaders need to take education failures seriously
Reading Time: 4 minutes The province needs to begin ensuring students are graduating ready for citizenship and the workforce
Ford government must stand strong against union demands
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ford should follow BC’s example if the union continues to refuse to accept a reasonable offer
Being a school trustee is not for the faint of heart
Reading Time: 3 minutes School trustees must approve budgets, hire key personnel, determine policy priorities, and ensure proper transportation for students
Canada desperately needs school choice
Reading Time: 4 minutes Tying funding to parental choices generates strong incentives for schools to provide higher-quality customization
Memorizing facts still has an important place in schools
Reading Time: 3 minutes Students learn best when immersed in a content-rich learning environment that builds up their background knowledge
Time to let principals run our public schools
Reading Time: 4 minutes The primary job of the principal is to improve the results of a single school, not a district
The case for creating informal neighbourhood schools
Reading Time: 4 minutes In the midst of a pandemic, home-schooling is an important option. And tutor-led neighbourhood schools can help fill the curriculum gaps