Tweaking school board governance in Nova Scotia isn't going to solve the problems facing the province's public education system. This story in the Chronicle-Herald is based on AIMS' submission to the provincial government on how to fix the system.
School Board governance consultation should have gone back to basics
This Paper is based on a submission to the Nova Scotia government on school board governance. It explains why schools and school communities, not the Minister of Education, should call the shots in public education.
This blog, posted early in September, takes a look at public education, and uses some of AIMS' extensive work on education choice to make its points.
Questions remain about which types of investments are possible and should be made to get the best bang for the buck from the $2.1 billion Atlantic gateway fund.
Montreal's Port is getting its first major investment in expansion in nearly two decades. This upgrade shares in common with Atlantica's ports and transportation infrastructure a need to plan for much needed upgrades to handle future increases in trade flows.
In this Labour Day Commentary, requested by the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley reflects on the new reality of today's labour market. He points out that with Atlantic Canada's ageing population, it is in for a very bumpy road.
AIMS Interim Municipal Report Card and its continued work on municipal affairs prompted this editorial about value for money in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal.
The US government is spending close to a million dollars to upgrade two Maine airports from Class III to Class I status, which further improves the transportation infrastructure for business and residents.
With $2.1 billion federal dollars up for graps in the Canadian Atlantic Gateway initiative, more and more players are asking what will be the criteria to determine the infrastructure projects to be funded.