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
Guest Author
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
Guest Author
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.
Fraser Institute 2011 Rankings: Ontario Elementary Schools Improve But Are a ‘Long Way from an A’
Christl Dabu
Ontario elementary students overall have scored slightly higher in standardized tests over the past five years, with girls performing better than boys in reading and math for most schools, but there is still room for improvement in cases where children are not meeting provincial standards, according to the Fraser Institute’s 2011 annual report card.
School Rankings – A Perilous Path
George Briggs
It’s that time of year again. Spring, yes, but also the time that the Fraser Institute releases its rankings of Ontario elementary schools. George Briggs is philosophically opposed to this type of exercise, and presents three arguments and an alternative to school improvement (if this is the motive behind rankings).
Charter and Private Schools Top Fraser Institute’s 2011 Alberta Elementary School Rankings
Christl Dabu
Charter schools obtained the highest average and private schools came second in the Fraser Institute’s 2011 annual report card on Alberta elementary schools released March 13, allowing parents to track and compare the performance of 654 schools over the past five years.
