The Frontier Centre for Public Policy is delighted to announce that five videos from its new education reform series entitled Common Sense Education will be broadcast nationwide on Byline with Bryan Lilley on Sun TV at 9pm ET each night this week.
Globe series on African prosperity provides lessons for First Nations
The Globe and Mail is running an excellent six-part series called Africa Next, which reports on several case studies highlighting growing African prosperity. Apparently, investment has now outpaced foreign aid in that continent. That is certainly great news. However, some important …
Alberta scientist distorting policy discourse?
David Schindler is a widely-recognized biologist at the University of Alberta. His opinions should not be dismissed. However, when it comes to the debate on human-caused climate change the good doctor departs too closely into the realm of activism, as …
Policy Settings Need Seismic Shift
A year ago a series of major earthquakes reduced the heart of Christchurch to rubble and tore at the foundations of New Zealand’s precarious fiscal position. In common with much of the developed world, the tectonic plates of an entrenched …
Media Release – Suicide Among Young Women of South Asian Origin: A policy roadmap for solutions
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy released today Suicide Among Young Women of South Asian Origin. The study is authored by Aruna Papp. Prompted by her frontline work as a counselor, Papp’s discussion draws attention to the general reality and …
New Video Series: Economics in One Lesson
Interview format videos on Hazlitt’s great work.
Supplicant Series Begins
One of the most important functions of an independent think tank is to inject controversial ideas and thinking into the public dialogue.
A Pass Should Be Earned: Part 9 in an ongoing excerpt series on education from the Frontier Centre
We don’t automatically promote bad drivers –so why would we promote students until they’ve mastered their grade?
Grades Should Reflect Achievement: Part 8 in an ongoing excerpt series on education from the Frontier Centre
In an attempt to get away from “unfair” grading, too many teachers are now forced to engage in complex calculations that are no improvement on more straightforward marking.