Noteworthy
Reports and Studies of Interest to Parents and Supporters of Independent Schools
Fraser Institute - School Report Cards 2008 - they collected a variety of relevant, objective indicators of school performance into one easily accessible site so that all interested parties can compare the performance of individual schools - February 2008
Program For International Student Assessment (PISA) - 22,000 Canadian students from 1000 schools across Canada participated in this testing which measures provincially, nationally and internationally - December 4 2007
Faithful And Fruitless In Ontario: Status Quo In Education Policy - rather than bringing Ontarians of different educational perspectives in debate on how to improve education, the October 2007 election has driven them apart
Michael VanPelt, Ray Pennings, Deani VanPelt - December 6 2007
Breaking Down Monopolies: Expanding Choice & Competition In Education -
Economic theory and international experience show that greater school choice can be a winning educational strategy, and can be implemented in a way that preserves social equity and equality of opportunity
CD Howe Institute - October 2007
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School Funding Continues To Hit The Airwaves -
Liberal Candidate Jim Watson tries to defend his party's discrimination against non-Catholic faith-based schools - Watch & Listen on YouTube
Funding Faith-based Schools Debate - CBC's Metro Morning - September 18 2007
Panelists - Barb Bierman (PEC), Farzanna Hassan (Muslim Canadian Congress), Michael Fullan (OISE)
PEC's Barb Bierman debates for extending funding to faith-based schools on TVO - September 4, 2007
Premier Dalton McGuinty explains his stance against funding faith-based schools on TVO - September 6, 2007
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Read School Choice By The Numbers - a comprehensive study on the fiscal effects of school choice programs from 1990 -2006 - Milton & Rose Friedman Foundation
Susan L. Aud, Ph.D - Senior Fellow & Author _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Who Chooses Private Schools And Why -
Parents sending their children to Ontario private schools do so because of dissatisfaction with public schools, according to a new report published today by The Fraser Institute, an independent Canadian research organization.
May 3, 2007
Fraser Institute Report Card On Secondary Schools in Ontario - April 2007 -
This annual report card ranks 719 of Ontario's public and independent secondary schools so that parents can be more informed as they choose schools for their kids. It also can assist those who are interested in improving secondary education in Ontario
Fraser Institute Report Card On Elementary Schools in Ontario - February 2007 -
This annual report card ranks 2812 of Ontario's elementary schools using key reading, writing & math indicators. Find both the full length reports and associated newsreleases here.
Parent & Teacher Views on Education: A Policymaker's Guide -
The Society For the Advancement of Excellence in Education has released a national survey examining parent and teacher views on education. This is the first national attempt to compare views on assessment and accountability, school choice, school climate and the teaching profession.
PC Policy Task Force on Education
Members - Frank Klees (Chair), Ted Arnott, Cam Jackson, Laurie Scott, Elizabeth Witmer, John Tory (Party Leader)
*Read about the policy development process and answer the invitation from the task force to respond to the "white paper" on education, in particular to the 4 questions that you find on this website's homepage in the "noteworthy" section.
Top 5 Myths of School Vouchers And Why They Should Not Impede Education Reform
Maryland Policy Report - September 12 2005
Poor Opt For Private, Not State Schools - "They Do A Better Job," Professor Tells Canadian Audience
National Post - Heather Sokoloff - September 8 2005
Educational Choice
The Alberta Teacher's Association's "Exploring A Controversial Issue in Education" Series tackles the hot topic of educational choice for it's June 2005 edition
Are School Vouchers The Next Great Civil Rights Issue?
The Duke University Law School and the General Counsel of the Alliance For School Choice debate this issue in the June 13 edition of "The Debate Club"
Separting School & State
Read 3 stories from the education battlefront as parents assert their rights to choose for their kids - Kansas, Massachusetts, Tennessee
Boston Globe - June 12 2005
Choices in Education: 2005 Progress Report - Heritage Foundation (American)
Read about the growing number of ways American states are supporting parents' choosing the best type of education for their children
Parental Involvement and Secondary School Student Educational Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis
*William Jeynes, from California State University at Long Beach, describes a meta-analysis of 52 stdies that confirm parental involvement is associated with higher student achievement in secondary school
January 2005
The School Choice Trust Parent Survey
*Read the full report of the Children First Trust on The School Choice Experience
September 2004
You Can Deal With Schools In Moral Decline
*Parents are looking for education alternatives for a whole host of reasons. Here are the parents' options for educational choice in London, Ontario
RORY LEISHMAN - London Free Press - September 21, 2004