Book Review – Symposium – Reviewing The 1867 Project (3 of 3)
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A Revised History of Canada
A Revised History of Canada – Symposium – Reviewing The 1867 Project (2 of 3)
Academia Buying Into Indigenous Genocide Claim
Winnipeg's Canadian Museum of Human Rights. A comparable residential-school institute is planned on University of Manitoba grounds. Courtesy of Canadian Museum of Human Rights The Canadian Museum For Human Rights (CMHR) is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Built...
The Politics of Flags and the Fate of Canadian Unity
Over the past two years, Canadians have been treated to a seismic shift in their relation to the Canadian flag. Known as “the Maple Leaf flag,” since its adoption by the House of Commons in 1965, the Canadian flag has become our predominant and most...
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How to Turn Free Citizens Into Compliant Serfs
Free citizens have minds of their own and want to pursue their lives as they see fit. This is inconvenient for the elites, who wish to be in charge of everyone’s lives so that they can show their superiority and gain benefit for themselves and their friends. So the...
Demographia International Housing Affordability – 2023 Edition Released
Demographia International Housing Affordability rates middle-income housing affordability in 94 major housing markets in eight nations: Australia, Canada, China, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States. This edition covers the third...
Classrooms Should Be Teacher-Centered: Part 5 in an ongoing excerpt series on education from the Frontier Centre
Forget child-centered classrooms. How about teacher-centered classrooms for a change?
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.
Media Release – Time for Schools to End Social Promotion
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy today released a study from research associate and high school teacher Michael Zwaagstra and University of Manitoba education professor Rodney Clifton. The study looked at the practice of social promotion—passing students who...
Public Schools Slipping?
Letter to the Editor in April 22, 2009 Winnipeg Free Press
Bring Back Standardized Testing
The decision by the Manitoba government to eliminate most standardized tests from Manitoba public schools over the last decade was a mistake and should be reversed.
Homework Good for Students, Study Says
Better to reform its use than abolish it.
Practice Makes Perfect: Homework Does Have A Purpose
During spring break, the last thing many students and their parents probably want to think about is homework. However, it is a relevant topic because there is an ongoing debate in educational circles about the value of homework.
Media Release: Back to the Drawing Board
Homework is an important part of the schooling process and it would be better to reform and improve its use than to abolish it entirely according to a new report from the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.
MEDIA RELEASE- Pay Teachers for Results, Not Credentials, Says New Report
Merit pay study released; proposes new system for paying Manitoba teachers