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1. 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 ...

2. 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 ...

3. Specialty education key element of independent school landscape in Canada

   Students vary in learning styles, and parents hold various aspirations for their children’s education. Consequently independent schools—also called private schools—vary in the ways they specialize to address these widespread demands of ...

4. Religious schools dominate independent school landscape in Canada

   Many Canadians “know” that independent schools (a.k.a. private schools) are mostly elite preparatory schools. But this is a common misperception since independent schools in Canada serve a wide range of educational preferences and one, ...

5. Independent schools fill gaps in Ontario

   Often opponents of independent schooling—education which exists outside of public government-run schools—invoke caricatures of private schools catering to the ultra-rich. The reality, however, is that independent schools in Ontario ...

6. Independent schools offer Albertans more education choice

   Appeared in the Edmonton Journal, July 4, 2016 Alberta is recognized internationally for educational choice—a reputation recently reaffirmed by the provincial government, which supported a “parental choice” motion in the legislature. However, in a ...

7. Private schools in Canada—not what you think

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, July 3, 2016 A lingering myth about private schools continues to cloud public perception in Canada—that private schools are only for the wealthy few. A recent study using 2013/14 enrolment data provided by provincial ...

8. Independent schools in B.C. run contrary to ‘elitist’ caricature

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province, June 29, 2016 Many British Columbians likely believe that private schools are exclusively for elite families in major urban centres. This misperception of independent schools (a more accurate term to describe non ...

9. A Diverse Landscape: Independent Schools in Canada

   This study is the first of its kind to offer a national survey of independent schools in Canada. It seeks to address the persistent myth that independent schools are of one dominant type serving a single sort of family. Contrary to the common caricature ...

10. Private schools and charter schools reduce strain on Alberta budget

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald, April 23, 2016 While parents in Alberta have more choice for their children’s education than Canadians in most other provinces, that level of choice may soon be reduced by the current government in Edmonton. In response, ...