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  1. Are B.C. schools really ‘starved’ for resources?

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province, July 26, 2017 After a close election and lengthy period of uncertainty, John Horgan and his cabinet were recently sworn into office. Former NDP party leader Carole James is the province’s new finance minister, and ...

  2. Alberta parents show declining preference for local public schools

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, June 28. 2017 As families prepare to break for the summer holidays, it’s worth noting that public school enrolment in Alberta is on the decline. Alberta is widely known, nationally and internationally, for leading Canada in ...

  3. Independent school enrolment up, public school enrolment down in B.C.

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province, June 28, 2017 There’s a strong possibility that the funding for independent schools—non-government schools that charge tuition—will be “reviewed” by the likely new NDP government in British Columbia despite the growing ...

  4. Increasing share of students attending independent schools in Ontario

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, June 27, 2017 The share of students attending public schools in Ontario continues to decline while independent schools and homeschooling are growing more popular. Although public schools remain the dominant education choice ...

  5. Share of students attending independent schools increasing in every province

    Appeared in the Winnipeg Sun, June 27, 2017 The share of students attending public schools in Canada continues to decline while independent schools and homeschooling are growing more popular. Although public schools remain the dominant form of education ...

  6. Where Our Students are Educated: Measuring Student Enrolment in Canada, 2017

    This study measures the degree to which Canadians choose between the three principal ways of educating their children: public schools, independent schools, and home schooling for the period from 2000-01 to 2014-15. Enrolment is affected by a declining ...

  7. Don’t end funding for Ontario's Catholic schools—start funding independent schools

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, June 21, 2017 Once again, activist groups are calling for defunding Catholic education in Ontario. Although education funding reform is long overdue, simply axing separate school boards isn’t the way to do it. Instead, Ontario ...

  8. Government support for independent schools should come from the provinces, not the feds

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province, June 6, 2017 Now that Andrew Scheer has been elected leader of the Conservative Party, there’s heightened interest in his policy ideas, including his plan to provide tax deductions of up to $4,000 per student for ...

  9. Alberta teachers’ ‘me too’ clause strengthens case for public-sector wage restraint

    The Alberta Teacher’s Association recently ratified a tentative two-year agreement with the provincial government after a four-day voting period last week. Yesterday, the Calgary Sun reported that Alberta's school boards also ...

  10. Teacher union ‘me too’ clause would make Alberta fiscal situation even worse

    Appeared in National Newswatch, May 8, 2017 Premier Rachel Notley’s government recently reached a tentative short-term agreement with the Alberta Teachers’ Association, ending phase one of the collective bargaining process. The agreement must be ratified ...