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.
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.
Putting public back in your school:
Halifax – There are new top high schools for the Anglophone and francophone systems in New Brunswick this year. Petitcodiac Regional School improves from a ‘B’ grade to a ‘B+’ to take the top spot [...]
Putting public back in your school:
Results for New Brunswick schools for AIMS' 8th Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools.
AIMS’ 8th Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools
Atlantic Canadians know more today about what is happening in their high schools than they did when the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) released its first report card in 2003. With the release of the AIMS 8th Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools; parents, students, teachers and the public are being urged to do more with the information.
Cape Breton high school makes the grade
The first place win by a rural Cape Breton hish school in AIMS annual report card for the third year in a row made front page headlines in Cape Breton.
The Beacon – 12 April 2010
Join AIMS and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush to talk education in Moncton and read tips for taxpayers in this edition of The Beacon.
Province drilled for lack of mining incentives
Former AIMS policy analyst Fred McMahon is grilled about his latest research on onerous regulatory regime. He finds Nova Scotia at the back of the pack in mining.