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1. B.C. education system performing well while holding the line on spending

   Appeared in Drishti Magazine, March 18, 2019 While other Canadian provinces experience decline in student performance despite increased education spending, in the opposite is true for British Columbia. The province’s K-12 education system is performing ...

2. Student performance does not reflect increased spending on Ontario public schools

   Appeared in the Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal, February 14, 2019 Parents in Ontario are concerned about the state of sK-12 education in the province. Results from the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) are alarming, particularly ...

3. Increased public school spending contributing to Ontario's deficit

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, February 6, 2019 Recently, Premier Ford’s government appeared to open the door to the possibility of eventually ending full-day kindergarten in Ontario as a deficit-fighting measure. Critics pounced on the government, saying ...

4. Student performance does not reflect education spending hikes in Alberta

   In 2015/16, Alberta per student inflation-adjusted spending in public schools was $13,321—well above the Canadian average of $12,791. ...

5. Canadian student performance does not reflect increases in spending

   Appeared in the National Newswatch, February 2, 2019 Parents across the country are concerned about the state of K-12 education in Canada. Results from standardized exams administered by several provinces and international tests such as the OECD’s ...

6. Every school in Ontario is capable of improvement

   Appeared in the Sudbury Star, January 22, 2019 With the release of the Report Card on Ontario’s Elementary Schools 2019 by the Fraser Institute, parents once again can see how their child’s school compares to others in their neighbourhood or across the ...

7. Alberta government should increase access to for-profit schools

   Appeared in the National Newswatch, December 11, 2018 As parents across Alberta express increasing concern about the state of K-12 education, the possibility for real education reform—including greater access to independent schools for more Alberta ...

8. Independent schools key to improving K-12 education in Alberta

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, November 23, 2018 Education is one of the most important functions of the provincial government and the second largest area of provincial spending, so ensuring families have access to excellent K-12 education in a manner that ...

9. Ontario should increase support for independent schools in light of falling math scores

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, September 5, 2018 As families across the province send their children back to school, new evidence shows even more Ontario students struggle with math. Less than half (49 per cent) of Grade 6 students met the provincial ...

10. Ontario should look to B.C. as a model for education reform

    Appeared in the North Bay Nugget, August 11, 2018 Recently, professors from Western University renewed calls for the Ontario government to change the way K-12 education is delivered in the province. The majority of Ontarians live in areas served by four ...