educational options

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Families in other provinces enjoy more school choice than Ontario families

More school choice leads to more specialized and diverse schools for students.


10:36AM
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Some New Year’s resolutions for Ontario’s education minister

School boards are distracted by power struggles between trustees and debates about Pride flags.


11:30AM
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Provinces should allow schools to schedule their own schoolyears

The summer break began in cities where wealthy families and other suburbanites fled the summertime heat.


12:30PM
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Parents need more information to choose the right school

The simplest way to expand school choice is to let the money follow students to the school their parents choose.


6:30AM
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Empower parents, not the educational bureaucracy

The New Brunswick government will require parental consent before students under the age of 16 can change their names and gender identities at school.


9:32AM
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Useless classroom fads turn students into guinea pigs

The B.C. government recently revamped its provincial curriculum to reflect a "student-centred" approach.


9:22AM
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‘Learning styles’ myth damaging our education system

By categorizing students as visual or auditory learners, educators make it harder for students to learn things in different ways.


9:31AM
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All provinces—not just Alberta—should allow charter schools

Charter schools increase the choices available to families, particularly those with limited means.


9:16AM
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Provincial governments should strengthen—not weaken—standardized testing in schools

Today's tests place less emphasis on subject-specific knowledge than they once did.