Public education should not require us to put blind faith in the plainly ridiculous idea that all schools bearing the government trademark are equal. If the quality of public education did not benefit from competition and informed consumer choice, it would be the only consumer good in the universe that didn’t. And if our choice of schools must be straitened, it is all the more vital for data about schools to be abundant, multivalent and accessible.
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Manitoba Return to Standardized Testing in Schools Belated but Positive Development
It would be unfortunate to overlook Manitoba’s longstanding poor record of student achievement because of its recent reinstatement of grade 12 testing. Yes, of course, this decision restores some vestige of accountability. But unfortunately, it is too little. At the...
Resetting Gender Etiquette: Unwanted Sexualized Behaviour and Sexual Assault at Postsecondary Schools
We are a uniquely privileged society. We place the highest premium on our justice system, press, judiciary, and protections of human rights. And yet even we continue to see troubling trends with regard to unwanted sexualized behaviour and sexual assault across the...
Second Annual Western High School Report Card (2012): Scores for every High School in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
The 2nd Annual Report Card on Western Canadian High Schools provides the public with the requisite information to identify problems and, when warranted, celebrate successes. The objective is to hold our schools accountable with it, and improve the education they deliver.
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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...
NDP Rapped For Hiding Exam Data: No value in school comparisons: Allan
A Winnipeg-based think tank says the Manitoba government is doing its citizens a disservice by refusing to publicly release exam results and other academic data.
Regina Schools Mediocre
Regina’s high schools ranked mid-pack and lower, based on a new marking system that evaluates how such institutions in Saskatchewan are performing.
Campbell Ranked Regina’s Top High School, Only Mid-Pack in Saskatchewan
Regina’s high schools ranked mid-pack and lower based on a new marking system that evaluates how such institutions in Saskatchewan are performing.
Media Release: 1st Annual Report Card on Western Canadian High Schools: A short summary with links to key Report Card documents.
Media release for the 1st Annual Report Card on Western Canadian High Schools
Manitoba’s Closed-Door Approach To School Information: Other provinces are transparent
If we want our kids to be better educated and better equipped to take on the world, openness matters—a lot.
Province Refuses to Rank Schools
“Manitoba operates in the dark ages compared to other western provinces in its lack of information on how students perform academically at individual high schools.” Coverage in the Winnipeg Free Press.
School Vouchers For All Under GOP Bill
Voucher supporters say parents have the right to choose where their children attend class and that competition from private schools will make public schools stronger.
Angus McBeath, Superintendent, Edmonton Public School Board
A dedicated teacher and ground-breaking school administrator discusses his success in Edmonton, and the elements of high-performing schools.
Dr. Yvonne Chan, Award-winning School Principal
Disadvantaged children can learn, as this visionary educator proved in inner-city Los Angeles.