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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. Provide schools choice in curriculum

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

  3. Alberta should look to B.C. for education reform options

    Alberta Catholic schools are once again in the news, this time over conditions placed on Catholic teachers for when they are both in and out of school, renewing calls to remove Catholic schools from the public system altogether. Alberta ...

  4. 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, ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Spending on B.C. public schools up despite dwindling enrolment

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province, September 6, 2017 Back to school is an expensive time of year for many B.C. families. Whether it’s new shoes, school supplies, a bus pass or a new computer, families often take a closer look at their budgets to account ...

  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 ...