Fraser Institute Debate: Does Government Know What’s Best for Educating Children?

Tackling the Debate: Does Government Know Best?

Christl Dabu

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Does the government know best when it comes to educating our children?

Peter Cowley, Fraser Institute director of school performance studies, and Annie Kidder, executive director of People for Education, debated whether government-run schools play a pivotal role in protecting democracy, as part of the Fraser Institute’s “Behind the Spin” speaker series.

Our Kids live-tweeted their discussion (below), which explored whether or not alternatives to Canada’s public school system could do a better job of educating our children and supporting a democratic society.

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Christl Dabu

Christl Dabu is the editor at Our Kids Media (www.ourkids.net). Before her proverbial plane landed at Our Kids, she had worked as an editor at the Toronto Star, and she had been country-hopping in Egypt, China and some dozen other countries and 40 cities ... to Write, Edit and Travel. She encourages you to regularly check out the blog and the Our Kids Newsletter for parents and Dialogue Newsletter for educators for fresh web-exclusive content. Check out Our Kids on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ourkidsnet). Follow Our Kids (@ourkidsnet)and Christl (@OurKidsEditor) on Twitter.