The Beacon – May 21, 2016 (Vol XXII, No. 11)
The Beacon - May 21, 2016 | Vol XXII, No. 11 The Bennett Education Paper Last week, we were delighted to publish Paul Bennett's policy paper, "E-Learning in K-12 Schools," which reviews many of the deficiencies in e-learning innovation and experimentation in Atlantic Canada. His paper has been well-discussed and circulated. Please take a look at this important research. AIMS [...]
Good teachers matter most
In the Charlottetown Guardian, AIMS Education Fellow Michael Zwaagstra responds to MLA Sidney MacEwen's push for smaller class sizes. The evidence-based education research, he argues, does not support expensive efforts to reduce class sizes. A far better strategy for improving outcomes is to focus on improving instruction skill from teachers. Read the full article on the Charlottetown Guardian website. MLA [...]
Economic policy: Taxes, apples, oranges, and lemons
Jackson Doughart responds to an editorial in P.E.I.'s Journal-Pioneer newspaper, which last month attacked AIMS's policy paper, "I'll Take New England Any Day!" by Dr. Mark Milke. Read the full piece on the Journal-Pioneer website. Last month, a Journal-Pioneer editorial criticized a recent AIMS report, authored by Dr. Mark Milke (A Tale of Two Tax Rates, April 18, 2016). “I’ll [...]
Mention of “E-Learning in K-12 Schools”
In OL Daily, Stephen Downes writes that "E-Learning in K-12 Schools" "captures some of the major problems with the approach in Atlantic Canada, especially the top-down provincially-based organization and management." Read the post here.
The Beacon – May 2016 (Vol XXII, No. 10)
The Beacon - May 2016 | Vol XXII, No. 10 AIMS Health Literacy Forum Our latest AIMS Health Literacy Forum was a resounding success. We are delighted that over 350 people came to discuss the healthcare system and the ways that they, as users, can help to improve its performance. Among those in attendance were business leaders, barristers, academics, former and [...]
Soda tax would leave Canadians poorer, but no healthier
In his Financial Post column, AIMS Senior Fellow Patrick Luciani addresses asinine soda taxes. "Advocates keep insisting that taxes are just one policy ... to be implemented to help fight obesity. But if we know taxes don’t work, why do these people insist on pushing them on us at all?" Read the full article on the Financial Post website. The [...]