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Return to Reason Podcast – Michael Zwaagstra on Education Fundamentals
If you want a glimpse into Canada's future, look no further than the current public education of youth. Frontier Centre senior fellow, prolific columnist, and educator Michael Zwaagstra has a lively discussion with Leon Fontaine about the role of woke in the...
Michael Zwaagstra discusses back to school issues on CBC Blue Sky Radio.
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Canadian Property Rights Index 2023
A Snapshot of Property Rights Protection in Canada After 10 years
Alberta Politics and Empty Promises of Health-care Solutions
The writ has been dropped and Albertans are off to the polls on May 29. That leaves just four weeks for political leaders and voters to sort out what is arguably the most divisive, yet significant, issue for this election - health care. On Day 2, NDP leader Rachel...
Michael Zwaagstra is an educator, an author and a regular contributor to the work of the Frontier Institute. He's coming to researchED Ontario to talk about his belief that the importance of content knowledge cannot be underestimated when it comes to learning at all...
Michael Zwaagstra – Education Assessment Fads on John Gormley Live
Michael Zwaagstra joins John Gormley to discuss Education Assessment Fads.
Some Schools Are Better Than Others: Part 4 in an ongoing excerpt series on education from the Frontier Centre and Michael Zwaagstra et al
The reluctance or refusal of school boards to allow parents to choose schools for their children is especially unfair for low-income families.
Focusing On the Classroom Is Always a Good Idea
All students deserve a high-quality education, regardless of where they live or what background they have. If we accept this principle, we must invest in the things that have the biggest impact on achievement. This means that school boards should focus on improving...
Manitoba is Fortunate to Not Have Teacher Strikes
Saskatchewan students are not having a good school year. Teachers in that province are currently engaged in rotating strikes and there is a real possibility of a full teachers’ strike in the near future. The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation wants class size and...
Schools Cannot Function Without Trust
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s parental rights announcement has surely generated a lot of debate. Not only will Alberta require schools to obtain parental consent before changing the names or pronouns of students under the age of 16, but teachers will also have to...
Education Failure Has Many Fathers
This Saskatchewan teacher’s strike is about something no one wants to say openly
School Trustee Suspensions Happening Far Too Often
It was just a few short years ago that the Pallister government introduced Bill 64. Among other things, Bill 64 would have abolished school boards and replaced elected trustees with provincial appointees. The reaction was fast and furious. The Manitoba School Board...
Students Deserve Action, Not More Excuses
Student academic achievement is heading downhill in every single province in Canada. That’s what the latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report shows. Over the last twenty years, there has been a steady decline in the math, reading, and...