Why does Manitoba’s NDP government fear releasing school performance data?
Manitoba is the only province that stubbornly refuses to make information about student academic performance available to the general public.
School division taking provincial rankings with grain of salt
AIMS Report Card on Western Canadian High Schools seeks to reflect schools' overall performances, and inform debate at the local level about how different schools are doing.
NDP rapped for hiding exam data
The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies and the Frontier Centre for Public Policy say the Manitoba government is doing its citizens a disservice by refusing to publicly release exam results and other academic data.
Where does your school rank?
A ranked list of Saskatchewan schools is provided, as well as a link to the full AIMS Report Card on Western Canadian High Schools.
Regina schools falling behind others across Sask.
A new AIMS study on how well Saskatchewan students are performing in the classroom shows rural communities are leading the way.
Can N.B. afford its public service?
The first of a four-part series looking at the public sector in New Brunswick, this article features interviews with AIMS President Charles Cirtwill , who notes that New Brunswick has the largest civil service per capita in Canada.
A Disgrace
In this commentary, AIMS Board Chair John Risley discusses why government at all levels has been acting irresponsibly concerning the economy – and how they can fix it by demonstrating leadership.
Discussing AIMS Report Card on Western High Schools: Improve education through informed conversation
Audio: AIMS Report Card on Western Canadian High Schools is discussed. David Seymour, Senior Policy Analyst with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy was interviewed by Rob Carnie on 800CHAB's The Heartland at Noon.
Discussing Manitoba’s missing education data
Audio: AIMS Report Card on Western Canadian High Schools is discussed. David Seymour, Senior Policy Analyst with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy was interviewed by Marilyn Maki of CBC Winnipeg on Noon Hour.
Discussing Western High School Report Card
Audio: AIMS Report Card on Western Canadian High Schools is discussed. David Seymour, Senior Policy Analyst with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy was interviewed by Garth Materie on CBC Saskatchewan's Blue Sky.