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  1. Education Policy Commentary Archive
  2. Education Policy Commentary Archive

Education Policy Commentary Archive

‘Grade inflation’ gives students false sense of their academic abilities
By Michael Zwaagstra | November 18, 2024
Too many bad ideas imposed on classroom teachers
By Michael Zwaagstra | November 12, 2024
Education in Ontario—it’s time for bold changes
By Michael Zwaagstra | November 5, 2024
B.C. parents confused by government’s new ‘descriptive’ grading
By Paige MacPherson | October 25, 2024
Bloated school boards can’t cry poverty while blowing money on lavish weekends
By Michael Zwaagstra | October 18, 2024
Atlantic provinces should emulate Alberta’s charter school success story
By Michael Zwaagstra | October 17, 2024
Spending more money won’t solve Ontario’s teacher shortage
By Michael Zwaagstra | October 11, 2024
Canadian parents don’t want schools to push students into political activism
By Michael Zwaagstra, Paige MacPherson | September 30, 2024
Teacher union wrong to oppose partnership between Saskatchewan schools
By Michael Zwaagstra | September 26, 2024
Albertans can’t afford supersized spending promise without spending reductions
By Tegan Hill | September 23, 2024
More money hasn’t improved B.C. schools
By Michael Zwaagstra | September 9, 2024
B.C. government’s changes to student testing deprive parents of high school rankings
By Paige MacPherson | September 6, 2024
Toronto school board’s Chromebook fixation will damage student ability to learn
By Michael Zwaagstra | September 4, 2024
Ontario’s new education minister must control civil servants and school boards
By Michael Zwaagstra | September 3, 2024
P.E.I. school smartphone restrictions don’t go far enough
By Paige MacPherson, Alex Whalen | September 1, 2024
Ontario education spending up but student performance is down
By Michael Zwaagstra | August 27, 2024
More money not the answer for schools—just look at Alberta
By Michael Zwaagstra | August 26, 2024
Education spending waaaaay up in Nova Scotia yet problems persist
By Michael Zwaagstra | August 22, 2024
Pressure to enact smartphone restrictions spurs change among provinces
By Paige MacPherson | August 21, 2024
Poll shows B.C. parents want balance—not bias—in K-12 classrooms
By Paige MacPherson | July 26, 2024
Nova Scotia government’s smartphone restrictions don’t go nearly far enough
By Paige MacPherson, Alex Whalen | June 28, 2024
Alberta government’s new smartphone restrictions won’t eliminate digital distraction in classrooms
By Paige MacPherson, Tegan Hill | June 24, 2024
Government funding for independent schools saves B.C. taxpayers many millions each year
By Paige MacPherson | June 24, 2024
Alberta parents want balance—not bias—in the classroom
By Tegan Hill, Paige MacPherson | June 20, 2024
Majority of Ontario parents want balance—not bias—and parental consent in K-12 schools
By Paige MacPherson | June 12, 2024