Ontario 2011: A Budget for the Baby-Bust Generation

Doretta Wilson
Ontario 2011: A Budget for the Baby-Bust Generation

The 2011 Ontario budget was released March 29, 2011 announcing more support for full-day kindergarten, post-secondary participation, and remedial literacy and fundamental courses in universities. Doretta Wilson, Executive Director for the Society for Quality Education, gives her expert analysis.

Quizzing Your School Board Trustees

Doretta Wilson
Teacher and student at The Gow School.

Ontario has changed the legislation that pertains to trustees, school boards, and their governance. Frankly, some of the election material that has come into my mailbox is quite laughable. In Ontario we’ve seen several school boards that have been taken over by the Ministry and life seems to go on without trustees. Better ask the tough questions now.

School Choice: A basic human right

Doretta Wilson
A Parent and child representing the choices parents must make for their child's education

There are three main justifications for school choice. The first and second have received quite a bit of attention in [Society for Quality Education's] School for Thought blog – namely, the social justice angle (how it isn’t fair that only savvy, affluent parents are able to choose better schools for their kids) and the competition [...]

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