Listen: What’s Up with Education in the HRM?
Education consultant Paul Bennett joined the Rick Howe Show in studio to talk about education in the province. Listen here: http://pmd.news957.com/podcasts/atlantic_talk_shows/RHshow/2018.11.27-1000.mp3
Read: The case for a NB college of teachers
in the Telegraph Journal, education consultant and AIMS Senior Fellow Paul Bennet made the case for there to be a New brunswick College of teachers. Read on here
Raise the bar and close the gap: What more can be done for Halifax schools?
By Paul Bennett (AIMS Author) The Chronicle Herald, 23 November 2018 This is part of a series on education in the Halifax Regional Municipality: Talking with Halifax principal Gord McKelvie restores your faith in the potential for schools to make a difference in the lives of teens in challenging circumstances. In his 41st year of [...]
Hopeful signs: Most improved schools in Halifax
By Paul Bennett (AIMS Author) The Chronicle Herald, 22 November 2018 This is part of a series on education in the Halifax Regional Municipality: Improving metropolitan school systems can be a Herculean challenge and it has defeated wave after wave of school reform initiatives. School leadership, teacher effectiveness and program excellence can make a difference, [...]
Stark inequalities: High performing and struggling schools in Halifax
By Paul Bennett (AIMS Author) The Chronicle Herald, 22 November 2018 This is part of a series on education in the Halifax Regional Municipality: When it comes to finding out how public schools are performing, it is difficult to get straight answers. Senior district staff publish individual school results, but avoid comparing schools, claiming it [...]
Postal code education: Exploring the achievement gap
By Paul Bennett (AIMS Author) The Chronicle Herald, 20 November 2018 This is part of a series on education in the Halifax Regional Municipality: Where you live can influence greatly the educational outcomes of your children. Some education observers go so far as to say: “The quality of education is determined by your postal code.” [...]
Where does your school rank?
Where does your school rank? Paul Bennett (AIMS Fellow/Author) from Schoolhouse Consulting discusses his latest paper from AIMS with Rick Howe, set to release this coming week.
Fair and Equal Representation: Nova Scotia’s Electoral Boundaries Dispute
Across Canada, by far the most common subject of possible reform is the voting system, specifically changes to the so-called "electoral formula." The two main alternatives that have been advanced in Canada are proportional representation and ranked voting. These correspond to two separate complaints about the plurality voting system, the incumbent model at the federal level [...]
Why self-checkouts at the grocery store are such a pain
By Sylvain Charlebois (AIMS Senior Fellow) Calgary Business, 21 November 2018 Some Canadians detest going to the grocery store. It’s repetitive, tiring, and quite unpleasant at times, especially when the store is busy. Picking up groceries and lugging them back home is work, something most would rather avoid. On the other hand, many of us [...]
Ed Hollett on VOCM: Provincial Spending
Senior Fellow Ed Hollett was referenced in VOCM in regards to his comments on provincial spending