School cancellations: students the ones to suffer
In this op-ed, educator Paul Bennett draws on his recent AIMS' Commentary to explain why there should be a stricter policy about cancelling school.
A matter of transparency
AIMS' author Bobby O'Keefe explains how to use the annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools. He provides an overview of each province's results in this article in Progress magazine.
As good as it gets?
AIMS 8th Annual Report CArd on Atlantic Canadian High Schools is again featured in Progress magazine. In this article Charles Cirtwill explain why we all need to be involved in education reform.
Payroll rebates in effect
AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill explains why tax rebates are a better incentive than government writing cheques to companies.
Give energy market a watchdog
In this op-ed energy consultant Gordon Weil explains why Canada needs a regulator for the electricity industry, and he says there is a structure in place that can handle it - the National Energy Board.
High-school system must track its results
This editorial in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal supports and praises the AIMS high school report card. It calls on parents and educators to challenge the politicians to introduce province-wide performance indicators and benchmarks for high schools.
N.B. schools getting better
This editorial in the Times & Transcript praises the value of the AIMS annual high school report card, and suggests that educators take a look at why rural schools continue to outperform urban schools in the province. It also picks up AIMS' call to reinstate provincial exams.
C.P. Allen ranked best HRM high school for 2nd year
AIMS' Bobby O'Keefe explains some of the measures used in the annual high school report card in this article for a Halifax area newspaper.
Three local high schools rated among top five in province
In this article educators in New Brunswick admit that the lack of testing in New Brunswick schools provides challenges in determining student achievement. But they suggest that international scores and university scholarships help measure success.
Gap between high schools narrowing in think-tank rankings
The co-author of AIMS annual high School Report card says New Brunswick's lack of provincial exams in its anglophone system continues to be a problem. In this article, Bobby O'Keefe explains the lack of information severely restricts indepth information about student performance.