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Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Octobre 5, 2022 9:42AM

Schools must get back to basics

Derek J. Allison

Schools must get back to basics

Ironically, teachers these days are much better educated and professionally prepared than teachers in previous generations.

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canadian education system, education system, education spending, teachers, schools

Juillet 6, 2022 1:00PM

Teacher unions should push for positive change in the classroom

Michael Zwaagstra

Teacher unions should push for positive change in the classroom

Teachers are currently compensated based on only two criteria—years of university and years of experience.

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teacher unions, classroom size, teachers, public school teachers, alberta teachers association

Décembre 18, 2018 10:48AM

Provinces should introduce incentive pay for teachers

Research documents successful performance-based incentive experiments in England, India, Israel, Houston and Nashville.

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student performance, teachers, parents, schools, teacher incentive pay

Janvier 15, 2018 10:30AM

Share of independent school enrolment has increased in Canada

Ontario has a higher percentage of students in independent schools than Alberta and Saskatchewan.

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independent schools, independent school funding, independent schools in canada, public schools, teachers, students, parents, ontario education, alberta education, british columbia schools, education policy

Janvier 9, 2018 5:00AM

Homeschooling has grown substantially in Canada over past five years

Alberta currently offers the greatest degree of school choice in Canada.

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homeschooling, alberta education, education, education programs, students, teachers, parents, independent schools, public schools, charter schools

Novembre 16, 2017 5:02AM

Ontario separate school enrolment down 6.2 per cent over 15 years

Most separate schools are Roman Catholic.

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alberta education, ontario education, separate schools, catholic schools, education, parents, schools, students, teachers

Novembre 9, 2017 10:28AM

Share of students enrolled in Quebec francophone schools has declined

In eight out of 10 provinces, enrolment in francophone schools, measured as a share of total enrolment, increased.

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francophone schools, education, quebec, students, teachers, parents, education in quebec

Octobre 3, 2017 5:00AM

Improving independent school regulation could improve choice for parents

Derek J. Allison, Deani Van Pelt

From 2001 to 2015, enrolment in Canada’s independent schools increased 23 per cent.

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independent school funding, independent schools, independent schools in canada, student enrolment, students, teachers, schools, parents, bc education system, education, alberta education

Décembre 14, 2015 11:38AM

No-zero policy: a failure of one-size-fits-all education reform

Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the exoneration of Lynden Dorval, an Edmonton physics teacher who was fired for giving zeroes on student assignments that were not completed.

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education reform, no-zero policy, student achievement, teachers