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Study
Worrying Trends in BC’s Testing of Grade 10 Students
Only about half of B.C.’s grade 10 students wrote mandatory student assessments in 2019/20, with majority not proficient in numeracy
| by:
Paige MacPherson,
and Joel Emes
Study
Education Spending in Public Schools in Canada, Fall 2021
Per-student spending (inflation-adjusted) on public schools rose in 7 out of 10 provinces in recent five-year period
| by:
Paige MacPherson,
Joel Emes,
and Nathaniel Li
Commentary
B.C. parents confused by government’s new ‘descriptive’ grading
Appeared in the Vancouver Sun
| by:
Paige MacPherson
Commentary
Canadian parents don’t want schools to push students into political activism
Appeared in the Appeared in True North
| by:
Michael Zwaagstra,
and Paige MacPherson
Commentary
B.C. government’s changes to student testing deprive parents of high school rankings
Appeared in the Vancouver Sun
| by:
Paige MacPherson
Commentary
P.E.I. school smartphone restrictions don’t go far enough
Appeared in the Charlottetown Guardian
| by:
Paige MacPherson,
and Alex Whalen
Commentary
Pressure to enact smartphone restrictions spurs change among provinces
Appeared in the Toronto Sun
| by:
Paige MacPherson
Commentary
Poll shows B.C. parents want balance—not bias—in K-12 classrooms
Appeared in the Appeared in Drishti Magazine
| by:
Paige MacPherson
Commentary
Nova Scotia government’s smartphone restrictions don’t go nearly far enough
Appeared in the Halifax Chronicle Herald
| by:
Paige MacPherson,
and Alex Whalen
Commentary
Alberta government’s new smartphone restrictions won’t eliminate digital distraction in classrooms
Appeared in the Globe and Mail
| by:
Paige MacPherson,
and Tegan Hill