Study: Government funding bad for business
A new research paper makes the case that government has to stop subsidizing business, and it should start by doing away with regional development authorities.
Board relies on internal data to judge schools
AIMS' Ninth Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools is read and assessed by school boards, and is making gains in influencing school improvement - but could be put to better use. A school board administrator from Newfoundland comments.
AIMS Director of Research calls for the abolishment of Regional Development Authorities in Nova Scotia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE29 NOVEMBER 2011 AIMS Director of Research calls for the abolishment of Regional Development Authorities in Nova ScotiaHalifax: The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies’ Director of Research Don McIver is calling for an end to Regional Development Authorities in Nova Scotia. His view is outlined in a new AIMS paper entitled Nova Scotians [...]
AIMS Contributor highlights weaknesses in new plan for N.B. Power
Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) contributor Gordon Weil is proposing revisions to the new plan for New Brunswick Power in his latest AIMS commentary, A New Plan for N.B. Power.
Regional tops rankings
Dr. J.H. Gillis Regional High School ranks highest in the province according to an annual report card conducted by the Atlantic Institute of Market Studies (AIMS).
An ‘E’ for effort
The Cape Breton Post calls AIMS' Ninth Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools "a good gauge for school administrators to make comparisons with other schools and perhaps investigate what another school might be doing better."
Rushoon, St. Lawrence among province’s top schools
Rushoon’s Christ the King School and St. Lawrence Academy are rated among the top 10 high schools in the province in AIMS' Ninth Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools.
High school rankings: A useful mirror
AIMS is commended for its firm belief in AIMS' Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools, which provides educators and parents with a useful yardstick to measure how schools are doing and where they can improve — even those ranked near the top.
Tatamagouche school ranked third in the province
North Colchester High School students and staff found it motivating to be ranked third in the province in AIMS' Ninth Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools.
It’s time to get back to basics
This Times & Transcript editorial suggests that AIMS' Ninth Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools fails provincial government policies moreso than the schools.