The 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.
Fraser Institute 2011 Rankings: 40 Alberta High Schools Don’t Make the Grade
17/06/2011 By Leave a Comment
How to Read the Fraser Institute Report Cards
18/05/2011 By Leave a Comment
From 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
09/05/2011 By Leave a Comment
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.
What Stands in the Way of Improving Public Schools
04/04/2011 By Leave a Comment
Are Canada’s government-run schools up to the task of educating the country’s young people? The Fraser Institute’s Peter Cowley explains the obstacles facing public schools.
Fraser Institute 2011 Rankings: More Money, Less Learning
03/04/2011 By 1 Comment
Despite an all-out effort on the part of the Ontario government to increase test scores – gobs of money, secretariats and turnaround teams, full-day kindergarten, and so forth – the Fraser Institute’s recently released 2011 report card shows students are not learning much more, if at all, writes Malkin Dare, president of the Society for Quality Education.
Lessons for Parents on School Choice
29/03/2011 By Leave a Comment
While the achievement gains from school choice are modest, school choice has the capacity to fragment Canadians, reduce the influence that Canadian schools exert on the transmission of common values, and diminish social cohesion.
