Almost half of Ontario’s independent schools have fewer than 50 students.
charter schools
April 25, 2016
9:00AM
Independent schools and charter schools leverage public dollars towards cost-effective alternative approaches to education.
April 22, 2016
9:17AM
Public schools in Alberta require more than $13,000 taxpayer dollars to educate a student while independent and charter schools require under $5,300 and $9,000 respectively.
March 1, 2016
1:53PM
Charter schools are particularly well-equipped and effective at serving the needs of students of disadvantaged populations.
January 19, 2016
9:09AM
Activists should not be allowed to impose their vision of indigenous education on all indigenous families.
January 15, 2016
3:00AM
Alberta remains the only province that permits the establishment and operation of charter schools in Canada.
December 14, 2015
9:48AM
Currently, Alberta is the only Canadian jurisdiction to permit charter schools.
March 6, 2014
2:00AM
There is no question that a great education is essential to success in the 21st century. Completing high school, for example, markedly reduces the chances of unemployment or the probability of remaining trapped in low-income jobs.
The importance of education to a childs future success explains the increasing interest on the part of parents, and therefore politicians, in ensuring not only a functioning but thriving education system. Supporting parents in choosing their childrens education and fostering competition between schools is vital to such efforts.