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All provinces—not just Alberta—should embrace charter schools

According to long-term trends, public school spending is rising while test scores are falling.


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Dismal test results should prompt New Brunswick government to increase school choice

Many independent schools cater to students with learning disabilities.


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Ontario government closed schools even after reality of COVID became clear

By December 2020, a large body of research showed that children represented two per cent or less of COVID.


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Reading skills on the wane in Canadian schools

Without systematic instruction in phonics, students are unlikely to become proficient readers.


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Canada’s PISA scores—good news, bad news

In each subject, the country's average scores have been declining over time.


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Western provinces see steep declines in PISA results

Among the provinces, B.C. had the second-largest decline in science.


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Charter schools outperformed all other types of schools in Alberta’s Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs) written in Grades 6 and 9.