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1. Independent schools across Canada face diverse regulations

   Canada’s expanding independent school sector is rich in diversity. Not only are parents increasingly choosing from an array of independent schools for their children, but each province regulates and funds independent schools in diverse ...

2. Improving independent school regulation could improve choice for parents

   The costly government-regulated and government-run school systems inherited from the previous century appear unable to adequately serve modern expectations, prompting many to seek new principles to guide the development of better schools ...

3. Catholic schools popular with parents across Canada

   With plenty of recent attention on the question of government funding of Roman Catholic schools, it’s critical to consider the popularity of such schools, as measured by enrolments. A recent Fraser Institute analysis of student enrolment ...

4. School enrolment in Canada—a snapshot

   All across Canada a greater share of students and their families are choosing independent schools or homeschooling while the share of students attending public schools in every province is in decline. A recent Fraser Institute study ...

5. A Primer on Charter Schools

   Charter schools are autonomous public schools that provide innovative or enhanced education programs designed to improve student learning. Operating outside of local school boards and governed by their own board of trustees, they are accountable for ...

6. The myth of education spending cuts in Canada

   Appeared in the Daily Courier and Woodstock Sentinel Review It’s budget season again, with provincial governments across Canada delivering their annual budgets amid a backdrop of falling commodity prices and provincial deficits. And once again, a ...

7. The Myth of Education Spending Cuts in British Columbia

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun The provincial government will deliver its budget today, amid a backdrop of fallen commodity prices and a generally sluggish economy. In light of British Columbia’s mounting government debt, vigilance and restraint will be ...

8. Education reform could help address Ontario's financial woes

   The Waterloo Record Ontario’s financial status quo is not sustainable. That’s the conclusion of numerous independent analyses, the former provincial treasurer, and the province’s own commission on reform of public sector services. Yet despite these ...

9. Independent schools offer BC parents shelter from labour strife

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun As BC parents and students struggle with the teachers’ strike and prospects of a significantly delayed school year, it’s worth understanding how and why one-in-eight students (and their parents) in the province is unaffected ...

10. More school choice the answer for Ontario parents of special needs children

    Appeared in the National Post In her May 20th column, Why I can't vote for Tim Hudak, our long-time friend, Tasha Kheiriddin, raised questions concerning the Tory plan for reforming K-12 education in Ontario. Her concerns were based on her daughter& ...