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Solar eclipse school closures underscore impact of learning loss
By Michael Zwaagstra | April 15, 2024
Nova Scotia shouldn’t lower standards to address teacher shortage
By Michael Zwaagstra | March 25, 2024
School board shouldn’t let non-graduating students walk across the stage
By Michael Zwaagstra | March 22, 2024
Manitoba government wisely reverses course on plan to scrap exams
By Paige MacPherson, Michael Zwaagstra | March 15, 2024
More parental involvement in Alberta schools will benefit students
By Michael Zwaagstra, Paige MacPherson | February 27, 2024
Ontario families deserve more school choice
By Michael Zwaagstra | January 23, 2024
Some New Year’s resolutions for Ontario’s education minister
By Michael Zwaagstra | January 3, 2024
School board trustees should embrace genuine diversity and avoid unnecessary legal fights
By Michael Zwaagstra | December 27, 2023
Plummeting math scores should trigger change in Canadian classrooms
By Paige MacPherson, Michael Zwaagstra | December 15, 2023
Solve teacher shortage by paying some teachers more money
By Michael Zwaagstra | November 30, 2023
Ontario government created own ‘de-streaming’ debacle in schools
By Michael Zwaagstra | November 29, 2023
Holocaust education in schools is a good start—and shows why facts matter
By Michael Zwaagstra, Paige MacPherson | November 8, 2023
Public schools should remain neutral on gender identity and other controversial issues
By Michael Zwaagstra | November 3, 2023
Schools must allow teachers to regain control of their classrooms
By Michael Zwaagstra | October 27, 2023
Student performance on the wane in B.C.
By Michael Zwaagstra | October 6, 2023
Teachers should prioritize teaching over union activism
By Michael Zwaagstra | October 3, 2023
Training teachers—education courses are basically useless
By Michael Zwaagstra | September 12, 2023
B.C.’s new curriculum will shortchange students
By Michael Zwaagstra | September 5, 2023
Don’t believe teachers' unions that say Ontario schools are underfunded
By Michael Zwaagstra | August 29, 2023
Education Spending in Public Schools in Canada, 2023 Edition
By Michael Zwaagstra, Nathaniel Li, Milagros Palacios | August 29, 2023
Reading skills on the wane in Canadian schools
By Michael Zwaagstra | August 21, 2023
Woke ideology destroying diversity of thought in schools
By Michael Zwaagstra | August 3, 2023
Provinces should allow schools to schedule their own schoolyears
By Michael Zwaagstra | July 19, 2023
Parents need more information to choose the right school
By Michael Zwaagstra | July 14, 2023
Empower parents, not the educational bureaucracy
By Michael Zwaagstra | July 7, 2023
Don’t make student failure impossible—sometimes it’s necessary
By Michael Zwaagstra | June 30, 2023
Ideology trumps merit in Toronto schools
By Michael Zwaagstra | June 27, 2023
More money for teachers won’t make public schools better
By Michael Zwaagstra | June 26, 2023
Alberta offers more school choice than any other province
By Michael Zwaagstra | June 22, 2023
Families in Atlantic Canada face lowest levels of school choice in the country
By Michael Zwaagstra | June 19, 2023
Ontario should privatize Catholic schools and increase choice for parents
By Michael Zwaagstra | June 15, 2023
The school you attend impacts you for a lifetime
By Michael Zwaagstra | June 15, 2023
One-size-fits-all approaches don’t benefit all students
By Michael Zwaagstra | June 7, 2023
Provinces should fast-track teacher certification
By Michael Zwaagstra | May 31, 2023
Teacher union wants smaller class sizes—to benefit teachers and the union
By Michael Zwaagstra | May 17, 2023
Fight grade inflation with standardized testing in Ontario and beyond
By Michael Zwaagstra | May 14, 2023
Parents deserve more school choice in Ontario
By Michael Zwaagstra | May 11, 2023
Report cards should be clear, not confusing
By Michael Zwaagstra | May 8, 2023
Plight of unique Vancouver school underscores need for school choice
By Michael Zwaagstra | May 5, 2023
Hiring more ‘learning coaches’ won’t fix Ontario schools
By Michael Zwaagstra | May 2, 2023
Let people closest to the ground decide education policy
By Michael Zwaagstra | April 26, 2023
Where Our Students Are Educated: Measuring Student Enrolment in Canada, 2022
By Michael Zwaagstra, Joel Emes, Evin Ryan, Milagros Palacios | April 26, 2023
Parents should be able to opt out of ‘woke’ schools
By Michael Zwaagstra | April 18, 2023
Canadian history lacking in Alberta schools
By Michael Zwaagstra | April 16, 2023
Toronto admissions fiasco underscores need for school choice
By Michael Zwaagstra | April 11, 2023
Government monopoly on curriculum limits school choice
By Michael Zwaagstra | March 27, 2023
Education schools do poor job of training teachers
By Michael Zwaagstra | March 21, 2023
More money doesn’t necessarily produce a better education
By Michael Zwaagstra | March 6, 2023
Marks and grades still matter in school
By Michael Zwaagstra | February 23, 2023
Don’t scrap final exams—some stress is good for students
By Michael Zwaagstra | February 21, 2023