Give energy market a watchdog
In this op-ed energy consultant Gordon Weil explains why Canada needs a regulator for the electricity industry, and he says there is a structure in place that can handle it - the National Energy Board.
River Hebert heads Cumberland rankings
This article explains how the AIMS Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools can be used to improve student performance in local schools. It uses the example of a school in rural Nova Scotia.
Greater choice in schools urged
Not only is public reporting of school results key to improving student performance, so too is school choice. This article in The Metro focuses on that aspect of AIMS' research.
Atlantic Institute for Market Studies releases 8th report card on high schools
Local community newspapers use the AIMS annual high school report card to look at the results of their local schools.
Pick your high school, AIMS suggests
Atlantic Canada is one of the few places in the country that does not allow open school choice, a proven option to improve student performance. This article in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald explains why choice and public reporting of results is important to education reform.
Schools must aim high to improve
Educators in the Moncton area explain how they use the AIMS annual high school report card to improve student performance and identify problems within schools.
Gap between high schools narrowing in think-tank rankings
The co-author of AIMS annual high School Report card says New Brunswick's lack of provincial exams in its anglophone system continues to be a problem. In this article, Bobby O'Keefe explains the lack of information severely restricts indepth information about student performance.
Three local high schools rated among top five in province
In this article educators in New Brunswick admit that the lack of testing in New Brunswick schools provides challenges in determining student achievement. But they suggest that international scores and university scholarships help measure success.
Educate kids for success
This is an edited excerpt from the speech by former Governor Jeb Bush to AIMS' 15th Anniversary event in Moncton. Bush uses his successful experience in Florida to provide tips on improving public education.
There’s something to be said for budget simplicity
In this op-ed in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, AIMS' author Don McIvar suggests complex provincial budgets should be clear, concise and transparent. Something he says they have been severely lacking in the past decade or so.