Education

Rethinking Public Education

It's Labour Day. A time to throw caution to the wind and recklessly kick at the third rail.

Sep 1 •

Ranking Public Education Efficiency by Province

Just increasing education funding might not always make much of a difference

Aug 25 •

Controlling the Costs of K-12 Textbooks

How (ineffective) policy choices drive up the cost of education

Jul 31 •

Where Did All the Kids Go?

As Canada's population grows, some provinces' schools are seeing a net loss of students

Jul 28 •

Do Canadians Benefit From Government-Funded Clinical Research?

I mean all Canadians, not just the researchers themselves and their universities

Jul 10 •

Does Provincial Curriculum Policy Really Make a Difference?

And if it doesn't, why are we paying so much for it?

Jun 20 •

What's Driving the Rising Cost of Canadian University Education?

And guess who's paying for it

May 13 •

Update to Understanding Education Policy in Ontario

The ministry speaks! (Sort of.)

Apr 28 •

Understanding Education Policy in Ontario

Who are the academics feeding policy makers' "evidence-based research" decisions?

Apr 3 •

Our Government Sponsors "Transformative" Research

Or does it? And is there any way to know for sure?

Feb 25 •

What's Your University Degree Really Worth?

Assessing a major university advocacy group's arguments in support of their product

Jan 10 •

Capping Public Funding for Post Graduate Studies

They consume a fortune in public funds, but are they all worth the price?

Dec 26, 2023 •

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