It’s always a highly anticipated story on the Our Kids blog—school ratings. With the tremendous interest on finding the best school, our story of the month is the Fraser Institute’s 2012 report cards. Read more…
Fraser Institute 2012 Rankings: Ontario Elementary Schools With Lower Incomes Among Top Achievers
Christl Dabu
Sixteen out of the 20 elementary schools in Ontario that showed the fastest academic improvement over the past five years had families with incomes below the provincial average, according to the 2012 Fraser Institute report card. How did your school do? Read more…
Fraser Institute 2012 Rankings: Alberta Elementary Schools Get Their Grades
Christl DabuCharter and private elementary schools in Alberta scored the highest overall average in 2011 among 665 schools included in the Fraser Institute’s annual report card. Read more…
Fraser Institute 2011 Rankings: 40 Alberta High Schools Don’t Make the Grade
Christl DabuThe latest Fraser Institute rankings show private schools on top with the highest scores while 40 public and separate high schools across Alberta raise concerns with below-average academic results and no improvement over the past five years.
How to Read the Fraser Institute Report Cards
Guest AuthorFrom helping families choose schools to encouraging educators to learn from better-performing schools, the Fraser Institute rankings provide a picture of the school’s academic performance, says Peter Cowley, director of school performance studies.
Fraser Institute 2011 Rankings: Ontario, B.C. and Yukon High Schools Improve in Exams
Christl Dabu
The Fraser Institute’s 2011 rankings have found that Ontario, B.C. and Yukon high school students performed better in exams. Private schools did better than public schools in B.C., scoring an average of 7.6, while the public average was 5.7 out of 10. Read more and join the discussion.
