Lots of data, but it tells a worrying story
NL sets the standard for reporting in Atlantic Canada but schools still move to the middle on AIMS’ 4th Report Card
Excellence in short supply in Atlantic Canadian High Schools
Only one school earns an A in this year's AIMS Report Card
AIMS’ 4th Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools
The AIMS 4th Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools has been released. AIMS encourages parents, students, educators and policy makers to use the Report Card as a guide. It tells you where you should be asking questions and what types of questions you should be asking, so that you know what is going on in our public schools.
Cross Border Regions Roundtable
AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley was one of seven people invited to speak to the Cross Border Roundtable.
School rankings tell only part of story: Think tank looks at various factors to gauge performance of Atlantic high schools
For the third day in a row, the Moncton Times & Transcript carried a story about the 4th Annual AIMS Report Card on High Schools in Atlantic Canada. This story provides an indepth look at the results for local schools and provides an example of how the Report Card can be used to find out what's going on in your school.
Canada’s new political geometry
In his fortnightly column, Brian Lee Crowley uses a little geometry to prove that constitutional change is the kiss of death. And he asks "Why take on something as politically unpopular and uncertain of success as constitutional reform when a reformed Senate would make your own life hell if you are in government in Ottawa?"
Congestion could crush U.S. ports by 2010
No longer are US ports talking about the possibility of congestion, rather they are talking about when the system becomes congested. This article in the Journal of Commerce indicates the time is near, which could be a help to ports in Atlantica, if they are ready.
‘Fiscal imbalance’ causes nightmares or cures insomnia, but does it exist?
From Commons Committees to Senate hearings, from commentaries to research papers, AIMS was talking about fiscal imbalance before it became the hot topic at the first ministers' table. As this article that appeared in newspapers across the country indicates, political and economic analysts are just now catching up on a topic AIMS brought to the national agenda.
Cape Breton-Victoria School Board Walks the Walk on Openness and Accountability While Counterparts Stall
Other Boards still not honouring Freedom of Information obligations
Pay provinces’ debt, seize the credit cards
Neil Reynolds, National Affairs columnist for the Report on Business section of The Globe and Mail uses AIMS' research to examine Canada's equalization program. In this column, Reynolds echoes AIMS' position that equalization actual does more harm than good. He says it's time to cut up the credit cards.