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Our Schools/Our Selves: Spring 2001
Class size in Alberta–an ongoing debate! The debate over class size in Alberta’s schools has sharpened significantly in the last few months. It has set…
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Success and challenges for post-secondary education in BC
For the second year running, BC takes first place in the CCPA’s alternative guide to post-secondary education (PSE) in Canada. Unlike rankings that misleadingly pit…
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Missing Pieces II
An Alternative Guide to Canadian Post-Secondary Education Download 223.99 KB 268 pages
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Our Schools/Our Selves: Winter 2001
Public Education and Moral Monsters: A Conversation with Noam Chomsky It is startling to learn that amidst the volumes of literature which addresses current trends…
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Our Schools/Our Selves: Fall 2000
What Should We Spend on Education? Highlights from the Year 2000 Alternative Federal Budget and the Ontario Alternative Budget The Alternative Budgets The Alternative Federal…
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In the corporate interest
The YNN experience in Canadian schools CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT The presence of the Youth News Network (YNN) has disrupted the school…
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In the Corporate Interest
The YNN Experience in Canadian Schools Download 155.94 KB47 pages
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Ontario’s Bill 74
Clawing back democracy Bill 74 is the most recent step in the Ministry’s goal of centralizing control and decentralizing responsibility in education–so long as the…
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Education on sale
At what cost? This week, Vancouver is host to the “World Education Market.” According to the Reed Midem Organization, the show’s Paris-based organizer, this event…
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Fraser Institute ranking fails as a measure of school quality
Most parents want their children to have an excellent education. The Fraser Institute (FI) taps into this concern with their much ballyhooed “Report Card.” This…
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No Dollars for Scholars
A new study by the CCPA-MB The Manitoba government’s post-secondary education policy over the past decade has made access to university much more difficult and…
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YNN and the Commercial Carpet-Bombing of the Classroom
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