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1. Manitoba budget—cutting independent school funding may actually increase education costs

   Appeared in the Winnipeg Sun, April 11, 2017 Manitoba’s provincial government is expected to table its budget today. Premier Brian Pallister should be commended for his goal to reduce the deficit—and education spending should be scrutinized during the ...

2. 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, ...

3. 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 ...

4. 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 ...

5. Education reform, not more money, is the answer to declining PISA scores

   Per student education spending in Canada increased by 39 per cent in just over a decade. ...

6. Teacher compensation and union contract extensions in Ontario

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, October 8, 2016 With an eye on the next election, Premier Kathleen Wynne is attempting to secure labour peace in the K-12 education sector in Ontario by proposing an extension of existing teacher contracts. But a recent Fraser ...

7. Understanding the Increases in Education Spending in Public Schools in Canada, 2016 Edition

   : Education spending on public schools in Canada increased by $18.2 billion (41.1%) between 2004/05 and 2013/14, from $44.3 billion to $62.6 billion. Compensation (salaries and wages, fringe benefits, and pensions) accounts for most of the increase ...

8. The reality of independent school funding in British Columbia

   Appeared in Vancouver Sun, September 22, 2016 In British Columbia, the provincial government partially funds independent schools, which are not government-run. Calls for the reduction or elimination of independent school funding, which we often hear at ...

9. 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 ...

10. 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 ...