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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. Report Card on British Columbia's Elementary Schools 2019

   The Report Card on British Columbia’s Elementary Schools 2019 collects a variety of relevant, objective indicators of school performance into one, easily accessible public document so that anyone can analyze and compare the performance of individual ...

3. Provide schools choice in curriculum

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

4. 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 ...

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. Are B.C. schools really ‘starved’ for resources?

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province, July 26, 2017 After a close election and lengthy period of uncertainty, John Horgan and his cabinet were recently sworn into office. Former NDP party leader Carole James is the province’s new finance minister, and ...