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1. Budget primer—getting the facts straight on Alberta independent school funding

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, March 16, 2017 It’s budget day in Alberta, and some interest groups, including an organization called Public Interest Alberta, want the Notley government to eliminate government funding for independent schools. Unfortunately, ...

2. Right idea, wrong messenger, for education reform in Ontario

   Appeared in the Hamilton Spectator, March 7, 2017 The long drought of policy attention for independent schools and homeschools in Ontario is over. Andrew Scheer, a candidate for the federal Conservative leadership, recently announced a policy proposal ...

3. Ontario should look west for solutions on independent school funding

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, January 14, 2017 As we enter a new year and consider the opportunity 2017 holds, it’s a good time to reflect on the lingering disadvantage felt by Ontario parents who choose independent schools. Recent independent school ...

4. Education spending reform can help address Ontario’s fiscal problems

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, January 11, 2017 It’s widely known that Ontario faces severe fiscal challenges. With a debt burden exceeding $300 billion, the need for action to fix our finances should be clear. But how can the provincial government clean up ...

5. When Ontario public schools aren’t public enough

   Appeared in the Hamilton Spectator, December 15, 2016 Ontario’s courts have declared that some students, due to their parents’ religious preferences, are likely better served outside the public school systems. This is a dramatic development in Ontario ...

6. Education funding reform can save small Ontario schools from closing

   Appeared in Toronto Sun, December 9, 2016 Due to a misguided education funding model, dozens of communities in rural and small-town Ontario may lose their public schools. Contrary to the rhetoric, this doesn’t need to happen. Schools can be vital centres ...

7. Lesson for Canadian policymakers—Sweden gives parents more choice in education

   Appeared in the Hamilton Spectator, November 22, 2016 Parents across Canada want more choice for the education of their children. The share of K-12 students attending independent (private) schools is increasing while the share attending public schools is ...

8. Reality of education spending in Saskatchewan

   Appeared in National Newswatch, September 18, 2016 School’s back in session, and parents may hear about “cuts” in education funding, the elimination of an education assistant, the state of class sizes, or perhaps even the closing of a school. So it’s an ...

9. Reality of education spending in Alberta

   Appeared in National Newswatch September 13, 2016 The school year has begun again, and conversations among parents may turn to “cuts” in education funding, the elimination of an education assistant, the state of class sizes, or perhaps even the closing of ...

10. Education Facts in Alberta

    Appeared in National Newswatch Expectations are growing in many circles that the new NDP government in Alberta will be transformative. Several interest groups are beginning to place markers about the direction and degree of change they expect from the ...