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Juin 20, 2024 5:30AM

Alberta parents want balance—not bias—in the classroom
Tegan Hill, Paige MacPherson
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Alberta parents want balance—not bias—in the classroom

Seventy-four per cent of parents in the province believe teachers should present both sides of controversial issues.

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alberta schools, public schools, parents, student performance, curriculum, teachers
Juin 12, 2024 2:30AM

Majority of Ontario parents want balance—not bias—and parental consent in K-12 schools
Paige MacPherson
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Majority of Ontario parents want balance—not bias—and parental consent in K-12 schools

Eighty-one per cent of Ontario parents want schools to provide advance notice when controversial topics will be discussed.

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public schools, public school teachers, school boards, parents, student performance, curriculum
Juin 11, 2024 1:00AM

Strong Parental Support for Balance, Not Bias, and Parental Involvement in K-12 Classrooms
Paige MacPherson
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Strong Parental Support for Balance, Not Bias, and Parental Involvement in K-12 Classrooms
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K-12 education, k-12 education system, public schools, canadian education system, parents, curriculum
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
Janvier 15, 2018 10:30AM

Share of independent school enrolment has increased in Canada
Angela MacLeod
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Ontario has a higher percentage of students in independent schools than Alberta and Saskatchewan.

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independent schools, independent school funding, independent schools in canada, public schools, teachers, students, parents, ontario education, alberta education, british columbia schools, education policy
Janvier 9, 2018 5:00AM

Homeschooling has grown substantially in Canada over past five years
Angela MacLeod
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Alberta currently offers the greatest degree of school choice in Canada.

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homeschooling, alberta education, education, education programs, students, teachers, parents, independent schools, public schools, charter schools
Janvier 2, 2018 5:30AM

Share of Canadian students in public schools has dropped
Angela MacLeod
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Alberta is currently the only province to offer charter schools.

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students, schools, parents, school choice, charter schools, student enrolment, independent schools, public schools, alberta education, education
Novembre 16, 2017 5:02AM

Ontario separate school enrolment down 6.2 per cent over 15 years
Angela MacLeod
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Most separate schools are Roman Catholic.

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alberta education, ontario education, separate schools, catholic schools, education, parents, schools, students, teachers