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1. 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 ...

2. 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 ...

3. 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 ...

4. 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 ...

5. 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 ...

6. 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 ...

7. Reality of education spending in Quebec

   Appeared in National Newswatch, September 9, 2016 It’s that time of year again—the kids are back to school after the summer break. And when parents meet in the schoolyards and drop-zones for the first time in months, conversations may turn to “cuts” in ...

8. Reality of education spending in British Columbia

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, September 1, 2016 It’s that time of year again when parents across British Columbia are preparing their kids to return to school after the summer break. And when parents meet in the schoolyards and drop-zones for the first ...

9. Reality of education spending in Ontario

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail, September 1, 2016 It’s that time of year again when parents across Ontario are preparing their kids to return to school after the summer break. And when parents meet in the schoolyards and drop-zones for the first time in ...

10. Education Spending and Public Student Enrolment in Canada, 2016 Edition

    To accurately understand education spending, both enrolment changes and the effects of price changes must be considered. For Canada as a whole, over the last decade (2004-05 to 2013-14), the increase in per-student spending in public schools is 25 ...