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Education Policy Commentary Archive

Don’t just blame COVID for Alberta’s falling test scores
By Michael Zwaagstra | January 31, 2023
When it comes to education, government bureaucrats don’t always know best
By Michael Zwaagstra | January 23, 2023
Ontario government has failed to fix math education in the province
By Michael Zwaagstra | January 18, 2023
Erasing Canadian history is a bad idea
By Michael Zwaagstra | January 16, 2023
Useless classroom fads turn students into guinea pigs
By Michael Zwaagstra | December 27, 2022
School choice would help liberate students from bad schools
By Matthew Lau | December 21, 2022
More school choice would help Ontario families flee unsafe schools
By Michael Zwaagstra | December 15, 2022
Woke ideology now dominates Ontario public schools
By Michael Zwaagstra | December 5, 2022
Data refute claims of ‘white supremacy’ in standardized testing
By Matthew Lau | November 24, 2022
Here's what school choice in Ontario could look like for parents
By Paige MacPherson | November 16, 2022
Teach students how to think—not what to think
By Michael Zwaagstra | November 14, 2022
Strikes underscore need for school choice in Ontario
By Paige MacPherson | November 8, 2022
Instead of doing more, schools should do less
By Michael Zwaagstra | October 27, 2022
School boards should focus on academics and order
By Michael Zwaagstra | October 18, 2022
Schools shouldn’t abandon tests and exams
By Michael Zwaagstra | October 17, 2022
Math teachers should teach math—not ‘social justice’
By Matthew Lau | October 12, 2022
Schools must get back to basics
By Derek J. Allison | October 5, 2022
COVID school closures dealt predictable blow to student learning
By Derek J. Allison | September 21, 2022
Canada’s PISA scores—good news, bad news
By Derek J. Allison | September 9, 2022
China’s PISA success—less than meets the eye
By Derek J. Allison | September 8, 2022
Western provinces see steep declines in PISA results
By Derek J. Allison | September 7, 2022
Ontario government should help fund independent schools
By Michael Zwaagstra | September 1, 2022
No more mask mandates in schools
By Michael Zwaagstra | August 31, 2022
‘Learning styles’ myth damaging our education system
By Michael Zwaagstra | July 20, 2022
Teacher unions should push for positive change in the classroom
By Michael Zwaagstra | July 6, 2022