The government monopoly on education curriculum eliminates diversity and experimentation that can lead to better methods of teaching.
Education
December 21, 2018
10:26AM
B.C. spent $11,216 per student annually on public schools compared to $13,115 in Alberta.
December 18, 2018
10:48AM
Research documents successful performance-based incentive experiments in England, India, Israel, Houston and Nashville.
December 13, 2018
3:12PM
The share of Grade 9 students in Alberta scoring “below acceptable standards” in math increased more than 34 per cent.
December 7, 2018
10:21AM
Charter schools outperformed all other types of schools in Alberta’s Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs) written in Grades 6 and 9.
October 18, 2018
4:08PM
Families are sensitive to the price of education, which is why provinces that do not provide funding generally have much lower rates of independent school enrolment.
October 5, 2018
6:20PM
Quebecers elected the Coalition Avenir Québec with an overwhelming majority.
January 15, 2018
10:30AM
Ontario has a higher percentage of students in independent schools than Alberta and Saskatchewan.
January 9, 2018
5:00AM
Alberta currently offers the greatest degree of school choice in Canada.
January 2, 2018
5:30AM
Alberta is currently the only province to offer charter schools.
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