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  1. Education Policy Commentary Archive
  2. Education Policy Commentary Archive

Education Policy Commentary Archive

Provincewide testing key to improvement in B.C. schools
By Peter Cowley | October 19, 2020
Ontario parents deserve more school choice
By Derek J. Allison | September 15, 2020
Why does Ontario suppress the education freedom of parents?
By Derek J. Allison | September 10, 2020
Government reforms may expand role of charter schools in Alberta
By Ben Eisen | June 25, 2020
Union leaders want smaller classes, yet the evidence does not support their claims
By Ben Eisen | January 29, 2020
Quebec and B.C. spend less on education than other provinces—while outperforming most provinces
By Tegan Hill, Ben Eisen | January 16, 2020
Ottawa shouldn’t meddle in K-12 education
By Jason Clemens, Tegan Hill | January 6, 2020
New Brunswick’s high level of education spending produces relatively poor student performance
By Tegan Hill, Alex Whalen | December 30, 2019
Ontario spends more on education while student test scores decline
By Tegan Hill, Jason Clemens | December 17, 2019
PISA results include good news for Canadian education—and some early warning signs
By Derek J. Allison | December 5, 2019
Study exposes ‘class size’ myth in Canada
By Derek J. Allison | November 1, 2019
Smaller classes don’t necessarily mean better student outcomes
By Ben Eisen | October 17, 2019
More spending doesn’t equal better results in government-run schools
By Ben Eisen | October 16, 2019
Reality check—smaller high school classes don’t improve student performance
By Derek J. Allison | October 10, 2019
B.C. education system performing well while holding the line on spending
By Angela MacLeod | March 18, 2019
Student performance does not reflect increased spending on Ontario public schools
By Angela MacLeod | February 15, 2019
Increased public school spending contributing to Ontario's deficit
By Ben Eisen, Angela MacLeod | February 6, 2019
Student performance does not reflect education spending hikes in Alberta
By Angela MacLeod | February 6, 2019
Canadian student performance does not reflect increases in spending
By Angela MacLeod | February 4, 2019
It’s a mistake to cut tuition in Ontario
By Ben Eisen | January 23, 2019
Every school in Ontario is capable of improvement
By Angela MacLeod | January 22, 2019
Alberta government should increase access to for-profit schools
By Jason Clemens, Angela MacLeod | December 11, 2018
Independent schools key to improving K-12 education in Alberta
By Angela MacLeod, Jason Clemens | November 23, 2018
Ontario should increase support for independent schools in light of falling math scores
By Angela MacLeod, Ben Eisen | September 5, 2018
Ontario should look to B.C. as a model for education reform
By Angela MacLeod | August 14, 2018