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

Education Policy Commentary Archive

New Brunswick government should ban smartphones in schools
By Alex Whalen, Paige MacPherson | June 11, 2024
School boards need leaders who focus on education not politics
By Michael Zwaagstra | June 10, 2024
Ontario’s Canadian history curriculum remains a confusing mess
By Michael Zwaagstra | June 7, 2024
Simply throwing more money at schools will not increase student test scores
By Derek J. Allison | June 6, 2024
Nova Scotia government can easily ban smartphones in schools despite naysayers
By Paige MacPherson, Alex Whalen | May 30, 2024
Ontario can learn from Alberta and save small schools
By Michael Zwaagstra | May 27, 2024
Ontario government’s smartphone restrictions in schools don’t go nearly far enough
By Paige MacPherson, Michael Zwaagstra | May 10, 2024
Schools shouldn’t sacrifice student performance to vague notions of ‘equity’
By Derek J. Allison | May 8, 2024
All high school graduates should be able to pass the citizenship test
By Michael Zwaagstra | May 7, 2024
B.C. schools highlight Canada’s ‘discriminatory’ past while ignoring broad view of history
By Michael Zwaagstra | May 6, 2024
Smartphone ban in New Brunswick classrooms can’t come soon enough
By Paige MacPherson, Alex Whalen | April 26, 2024
More choice—not more money—will fix Saskatchewan schools
By Paige MacPherson | April 24, 2024
Solar eclipse school closures underscore impact of learning loss
By Michael Zwaagstra | April 15, 2024
Ontario’s ‘discovery math’ disaster underscores need for renewed focus in schools
By Matthew Lau | April 2, 2024
Nova Scotia shouldn’t lower standards to address teacher shortage
By Michael Zwaagstra | March 25, 2024
School board shouldn’t let non-graduating students walk across the stage
By Michael Zwaagstra | March 22, 2024
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
Ontario government’s tuition freeze doubles down on failed policies
By Matthew Lau | March 4, 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
Quality testing data shows why smartphones have no place in classrooms
By Paige MacPherson | February 9, 2024
Ontario takes good first step to restoring foundation blocks of learning in schools
By Paige MacPherson | February 4, 2024
Canadian policymakers should learn from Fauci’s confessions
By Kenneth P. Green, Paige MacPherson | January 29, 2024