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Février 19, 2020 9:11AM

Ontario teachers should shoulder greater share of strike pain

Derek J. Allison
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Ontario teachers should shoulder greater share of strike pain

The province's base education budget is scheduled to increase by 2.5 per cent this year.

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Janvier 23, 2020 1:43PM

Erroneous attacks won’t change data on Nova Scotia education

Alex Whalen, Jason Clemens
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Erroneous attacks won’t change data on Nova Scotia education

Provinces PISA scores in all three subjects are below the national average.

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Décembre 5, 2019 11:57AM

Overall average provincial scores drop in all three PISA test subjects

Derek J. Allison
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Overall average provincial scores drop in all three PISA test subjects

Three years later B.C. has fallen to fourth place in reading, science and math.

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pisa scores, student performance, student achievement, math scores
Avril 24, 2019 9:05AM

Busting the myth of Ontario's 'massive education cuts'
Angela MacLeod, Joel Emes
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Busting the myth of Ontario's 'massive education cuts'

Between 2006/07 and 2015/16, per-student inflation-adjusted spending on public schools in Ontario increased by 18.5 per cent.

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Mars 7, 2019 11:47AM

Alberta government should streamline application process and allow expansion of charter schools
Angela MacLeod
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Alberta government should streamline application process and allow expansion of charter schools

Charter school enrolment increased by 257 per cent.

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charter schools, alberta education, alberta schools
Mars 1, 2019 10:18AM

Provide schools choice in curriculum
Jason Clemens, Angela MacLeod
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Provide Schools Choice in Curriculum

The government monopoly on education curriculum eliminates diversity and experimentation that can lead to better methods of teaching.

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pisa scores, bc education system, bc schools, independent schools in bc
Décembre 21, 2018 10:26AM

Alberta should look to B.C. for education reform options
Angela MacLeod
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B.C. spent $11,216 per student annually on public schools compared to $13,115 in Alberta. 

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Décembre 18, 2018 10:48AM

Provinces should introduce incentive pay for teachers
Angela MacLeod
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Research documents successful performance-based incentive experiments in England, India, Israel, Houston and Nashville.

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student performance, teachers, parents, schools, teacher incentive pay
Décembre 13, 2018 3:12PM

Alberta needs education reform
Ben Eisen, Angela MacLeod
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The share of Grade 9 students in Alberta scoring “below acceptable standards” in math increased more than 34 per cent.

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alberta education, math scores, students, parents
Décembre 7, 2018 10:21AM

Alberta should foster greater growth of charter schools
Angela MacLeod
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Charter schools outperformed all other types of schools in Alberta’s Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs) written in Grades 6 and 9.

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alberta education, charter schools, students, parents, test scores, student performance

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