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Education Policy Commentary Archive

Horgan government should protect low-income students from ideological school boards
By Paige MacPherson | July 5, 2021
Student testing in Canada requires much-needed reform
By Derek J. Allison | May 27, 2021
N.L. students falling behind in mathematics
By Derek J. Allison, Alex Whalen | May 10, 2021
Greater school choice produces better student outcomes
By Matthew Lau | April 28, 2021
Math scores falling across Canada, particularly in the Prairies
By Derek J. Allison | April 12, 2021
More spending on public schools not producing better results in Ontario
By Tegan Hill, Jason Clemens | January 28, 2021
Despite spending less on public schools, Quebec outperforms most other provinces
By Tegan Hill, Ben Eisen | January 11, 2021
Despite high spending on public schools, New Brunswick sees relatively poor student performance
By Tegan Hill, Alex Whalen | January 6, 2021
More spending on public schools not producing better results in Nova Scotia
By Tegan Hill, Alex Whalen | January 5, 2021
‘Learning pods’ prove that governments should fund students—not systems
By Paige MacPherson | December 30, 2020
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