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Party leadership hopeful makes erroneous claims about school choice in Alberta
By Paige MacPherson | March 19, 2024
Manitoba government wisely reverses course on plan to scrap exams
By Paige MacPherson, Michael Zwaagstra | March 15, 2024
More parental involvement in Alberta schools will benefit students
By Michael Zwaagstra, Paige MacPherson | February 27, 2024
Learning loss piles up alongside snow while ‘e-learning’ collects dust
By Alex Whalen, Paige MacPherson | February 26, 2024
Families in other provinces enjoy more school choice than Ontario families
By Paige MacPherson | February 16, 2024
Smartphone ban in Nova Scotia classrooms can’t come soon enough
By Paige MacPherson, Alex Whalen | February 13, 2024
Quality testing data shows why smartphones have no place in classrooms
By Paige MacPherson | February 9, 2024
Meritocracy, Personal Responsibility, and Encouraging Investment: Lessons from Singapore’s Economic Growth Miracle
By Brian Cheang, Bacchus Barua, Jake Fuss, Paige MacPherson, Mackenzie Moir, Steven Globerman | February 8, 2024
Ontario takes good first step to restoring foundation blocks of learning in schools
By Paige MacPherson | February 4, 2024
Students pay price for collapse of testing in B.C. schools
By Paige MacPherson, Joel Emes | February 3, 2024
Canadian policymakers should learn from Fauci’s confessions
By Kenneth P. Green, Paige MacPherson | January 29, 2024
Numbers don’t lie—Saskatchewan kids can’t afford a teacher strike
By Paige MacPherson | January 24, 2024
Dismal test results should prompt New Brunswick government to increase school choice
By Alex Whalen, Paige MacPherson | January 20, 2024
The Collapse of Student Testing in BC High Schools: Participation rates plummet as student achievement wanes
By Paige MacPherson, Joel Emes | January 18, 2024
Defunding independent schools will rob B.C. families of ability to choose
By Paige MacPherson | January 5, 2024
Spending on public schools reaches new heights despite teacher union rhetoric
By Paige MacPherson | January 3, 2024
Smartphones hurt student learning in the classroom
By Paige MacPherson | December 27, 2023
Plummeting math scores should trigger change in Canadian classrooms
By Paige MacPherson, Michael Zwaagstra | December 15, 2023
COVID school closures dramatically set kids back—here are some solutions
By Paige MacPherson | December 8, 2023
More Nova Scotia families choosing independent schools—despite lack of government support
By Paige MacPherson, Alex Whalen | November 27, 2023
Expand school choice to help end controversies over gender and other issues
By Paige MacPherson, Alex Whalen | November 15, 2023
Holocaust education in schools is a good start—and shows why facts matter
By Michael Zwaagstra, Paige MacPherson | November 8, 2023
BCTF assault on student testing out-of-step with most B.C. parents
By Paige MacPherson | October 30, 2023
The Free Enterprise Welfare State: A History of Denmark’s Unique Economic Model
By Lars Christensen, Matthew D. Mitchell, Bacchus Barua, Jake Fuss, Paige MacPherson, Mackenzie Moir, Steven Globerman | October 26, 2023
Nova Scotia government closed schools even after reality of COVID became clear
By Paige MacPherson | October 11, 2023
Alberta government closed schools during COVID despite contradicting data
By Paige MacPherson | September 14, 2023
Ontario government closed schools even after reality of COVID became clear
By Paige MacPherson | September 11, 2023
The Forgotten Demographic: Assessing the Possible Benefits and Serious Cost of COVID-19 School Closures on Canadian Children
By Paige MacPherson, Kenneth P. Green | September 7, 2023
Amid cost-of-living crisis, Nova Scotia’s government daycare failing families
By Paige MacPherson, Alex Whalen | April 24, 2023
Here's what school choice in Ontario could look like for parents
By Paige MacPherson | November 16, 2022
Strikes underscore need for school choice in Ontario
By Paige MacPherson | November 8, 2022
Nine out of 10 parents in Atlantic Canada support standardized testing
By Paige MacPherson, Alex Whalen | June 8, 2022
Student assessments can help kids succeed—but it depends where you live
By Paige MacPherson | May 25, 2022
Saskatchewan only province that rejects provincewide student testing
By Paige MacPherson | May 12, 2022
Testing Canadian K-12 Students—Regional Variability, Room for Improvement
By Peter Cowley, Paige MacPherson | May 10, 2022
Alberta government should increase school choice for lower-income families
By Paige MacPherson | March 23, 2022
Despite opposition from activists, B.C. parents value standardized tests
By Paige MacPherson | March 21, 2022
Student Enrolment in Canada, Part 3: More families choosing to homeschool
By Paige MacPherson | March 2, 2022
More Canadian families choosing independent schools
By Paige MacPherson | March 2, 2022
Student Enrolment in Canada, Part 2: Government-run public school enrolment on the wane
By Paige MacPherson | February 24, 2022
Student Enrolment in Canada, Part 1: Independent school enrolment on the rise
By Paige MacPherson | February 17, 2022
Eight in 10 Ontario parents support standardized testing—the teacher unions don’t
By Paige MacPherson | February 11, 2022
60% of Grade 10 students in B.C. not proficient in math
By Paige MacPherson, Joel Emes | February 3, 2022
Eight in ten B.C. parents support standardized testing—the BCTF does not
By Paige MacPherson | January 31, 2022
Les parents à l’échelle du Canada accordent un solide appui aux examens normalisés
By Paige MacPherson | January 27, 2022
Strong Parental Support for Standardized Testing across Canada
By Paige MacPherson | January 27, 2022
Most Nova Scotia parents feel pandemic policies have hurt their child’s education
By Paige MacPherson, Alex Whalen | January 24, 2022
Most New Brunswick parents feel pandemic policies have hurt their child’s education
By Paige MacPherson, Alex Whalen | January 17, 2022
Ontario government continues to ignore parents worried about learning loss
By Paige MacPherson | January 17, 2022
Worrying Trends in BC’s Testing of Grade 10 Students
By Paige MacPherson, Joel Emes | January 11, 2022