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  1. Small schools in small Ontario communities don’t need to close

    Up to 37 communities in rural and small-town Ontario may lose their local schools because the government’s current education funding model does not support the ongoing viability of small schools. Parents, students and community leaders ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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 ...

  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. Independent Schools in British Columbia: Myths and Realities

    Calls for reductions to or elimination of funding for independent schools in British Columbia are based on misperceptions, specifically, that parents choose independent schools because public schools are underfunded; that independent schools are " ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. 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 ...

  10. 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 ...