Math Performance in Canada

— Apr 8, 2021

$Math Performance in Canada$

Math Performance in Canada is a new study that finds students across Canada experienced declining results in international math tests from 2003 to 2018. According to PISA data over a recent 15-year period, Canada had the fifth highest score among 37 participant countries in 2003, but Canada’s score dropped to 12th place among the 78 participating jurisdictions in the most recent 2018 assessment.

Education Spending in Public Schools in Canada, 2021 Edition

— Jan 5, 2021

Education Spending in Public Schools in Canada, 2021 Edition finds that the spending in Canadian public schools is up 13 per cent, or $8.2 billion in nominal spending, since 2013/2014. After adjusting for inflation and changes in enrolment over the same five-year period, per-student spending on public schools increased in eight out of 10 provinces in Canada.

Bringing School Choice to Ontario

— Sep 8, 2020

Bringing School Choice to Ontario is a new study that finds Ontario lacks the school choice for parents and children available to those in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec, as well as 31 U.S. states and most Western European countries. Previous research has found that increased school choice better matches the needs and talents of students with improved programming and resources, and ultimately leads to better education outcomes.

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Recent Education Commentaries and Blog Posts

N.L. students falling behind in mathematics

Derek J. Allison, Alex Whalen

Appeared in the St. John's Telegram, May 10, 2021

In the recent PISA assessment, the province’s score dropped well below the Canadian average.

Greater school choice produces better student outcomes

Matthew Lau

Appeared in the Toronto Sun, April 28, 2021

Imposing a monolithic conformity on all children through a monopoly school system is not a sensible way to serve a diverse population.

Math scores falling across Canada, particularly in the Prairies

Derek J. Allison

Appeared in the National Post, April 10, 2021

Quebec outperformed all other provinces, with Saskatchewan and Manitoba performing the worst.

Bloated administrations and poor government policy bleeding Ontario’s universities

Livio Di Matteo

The government has subjected universities to increased regulatory and planning burdens.

School Enrolment in Canada, Part 3: Homeschooling on the rise in every province

Paige MacPherson

Only three provinces—B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan—offer government funding for homeschooling.

School Enrolment in Canada, Part 2: More Canadian parents choosing independent schools

Paige MacPherson

The four western provinces and Quebec provide tuition support to parents who choose independent schools.

School enrolment in Canada, Part 1: Fewer Canadian parents choosing public schools

Paige MacPherson

British Columbia had the lowest proportion of students enrolled in public schools at 86.6 per cent.

More spending on public schools not producing better results in Ontario

Tegan Hill, Jason Clemens

Appeared in National Newswatch, January 28, 2021

Ontario relies more heavily on the public school system to deliver education than Quebec.

Despite spending less on public schools, Quebec outperforms most other provinces

Tegan Hill, Ben Eisen

Appeared in the Financial Post, January 11, 2021

In Ontario, the government provides no financial support for students in independent schools.

Despite high spending on public schools, New Brunswick sees relatively poor student performance

Tegan Hill, Alex Whalen

Appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, January 5, 2021

New Brunswick spent $15,000 per student on public schools, well above the national average.

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