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

Education Policy Commentary Archive

Declining test scores should teach policymakers about school closure damage
By Derek J. Allison | January 1, 2024
School board trustees should embrace genuine diversity and avoid unnecessary legal fights
By Michael Zwaagstra | December 27, 2023
Smartphones hurt student learning in the classroom
By Paige MacPherson | December 27, 2023
Reading and math scores plummet across Canada after COVID school closures
By Derek J. Allison | December 20, 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
Solve teacher shortage by paying some teachers more money
By Michael Zwaagstra | November 30, 2023
Ontario government created own ‘de-streaming’ debacle in schools
By Michael Zwaagstra | November 29, 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
Public schools should remain neutral on gender identity and other controversial issues
By Michael Zwaagstra | November 3, 2023
BCTF assault on student testing out-of-step with most B.C. parents
By Paige MacPherson | October 30, 2023
Schools must allow teachers to regain control of their classrooms
By Michael Zwaagstra | October 27, 2023
Teachers should prioritize teaching over union activism
By Michael Zwaagstra | October 3, 2023
Alberta government closed schools during COVID despite contradicting data
By Paige MacPherson | September 14, 2023
Training teachers—education courses are basically useless
By Michael Zwaagstra | September 12, 2023
Ontario government closed schools even after reality of COVID became clear
By Paige MacPherson | September 11, 2023
COVID school closures likely caused significant learning loss in Alberta and beyond
By Derek J. Allison | September 7, 2023
B.C.’s new curriculum will shortchange students
By Michael Zwaagstra | September 5, 2023
Don’t believe teachers' unions that say Ontario schools are underfunded
By Michael Zwaagstra | August 29, 2023
Reading skills on the wane in Canadian schools
By Michael Zwaagstra | August 21, 2023
Woke ideology destroying diversity of thought in schools
By Michael Zwaagstra | August 3, 2023
Provinces should allow schools to schedule their own schoolyears
By Michael Zwaagstra | July 19, 2023
Parents need more information to choose the right school
By Michael Zwaagstra | July 14, 2023