Lloyd schools below grade – success comes in all shapes and sizes
AIMS Policy Analyst Jamie Newman discusses the situation-based adjusted scores in the 1st Annual Report Card on Western Canadian High Schools.
Classrooms in our schools should be teacher-centred
Michael Zwaagstra, teacher and AIMS contributor, discusses why he thinks our public schools should be centred around teachers' specialized education, skills and understanding of their students.
Englefeld, Lake Lenore High Schools best in province
The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) released their first annual report card on Western Canadian High Schools in Saskatchewan and Manitoba last week.
Goodsoil school gets high marks
Article discusses different rankings and methodology of AIMS 1st Annual Report Card on Western Canadian High Schools.
N.L. power pledge welcomed
Charles Cirtwill, AIMS President and CEO, says the Atlantic provinces all stand to gain from the Lower Churchill project, which he describes as a "game changer" for the region.
AIMS hosts public education speaking tour with Michael Zwaagstra
AIMS recent speaking tour on public education, featuring Michael Zwaagstra, author of What's Wrong with our Schools?...and how we can fix them (2010) was extremely well received with all audiences.
AIMS hosts public forum, facilitates grassroots public education initiative
On Monday, March 28, 2011, the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) helped to facilitate a grassroots initiative to improve our education system.
Discussing AIMS Report Card on Western High Schools: Rationale, Methodology, and Results
Audio: AIMS Report Card on Western Canadian High Schools is discussed. David Seymour, Senior Policy Analyst with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy is interviewed by John Gormley on John Gormley Live in Saskatchewan.
The Beacon – 22 March 2011
This issue focuses on education and leadership. AIMS hosts public forum on education, AIMS Report Card on Western Canadian High Schools is released, secrecy surrounding education data is discussed.
The Beacon – 03 March 2011
Join AIMS at the Economics and Liberty Seminar or Atlantic Canada CFA Society 2011 Forecast Dinner, Wake Up to Common Sense, read Five Steps to Fiscal Sanity, and pensions are discussed in length.