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  1. Provide schools choice in curriculum

    The government monopoly on education curriculum eliminates diversity and experimentation that can lead to better methods of teaching. ...

  2. Dollars and Sense of Education Reform in B.C.

    Earlier this month Alex Hemingway from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives penned a provocative column in the Vancouver Sun arguing that government grants to elite independent schools, and perhaps independent schools more broadly, ...

  3. Independent schools deliver higher student test scores at lower costs to taxpayers

    Appeared in National Newswatch, July 4, 2018 With another school year now over, it’s a good time to reflect on K-12 education in Ontario. As the second largest area of provincial expenditure, it cannot escape review as incoming premier Doug Ford’s new ...

  4. Alberta can learn from B.C.’s independent school success

    Appeared in the St. Paul Journal, July 3, 2018 As another school year ends, it’s a good time to reflect on K-12 education in Alberta—including independent schools, and how they fit into the overall model of education. Although more and more families are ...

  5. Academic results—another reason to support school choice

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province, June 26, 2018 For some students, the end of the school year means saying goodbye to one school and hello to another, so it’s an opportune moment for parents to reflect on school choice. Here in British Columbia, ...

  6. Comparing the Standardized Test Scores of British Columbia’s Public and Independent Schools

    Main Conclusions In all six Foundation Skill Assessment exams (FSAs), non-elite independent schools had a higher five-year average score than public schools, by statistically significant amounts. The largest difference on FSA exams was in Writing: non ...

  7. Misconceptions and untruths threaten public funding for independent schools in B.C.

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, April 24, 2017 Across British Columbia, more than 80,000 children attend independent schools. Currently, the provincial government provides most of the province’s 350 independent schools with grants for each student, worth ...