Maintaining Spotless Records: Professional Standards, Teacher Misconduct and the Teaching Profession
Director of Schoolhouse Consulting Paul Bennett and Former Member of the Governing Council of the Ontario College of Teachers Karen Mitchell discuss how establishing and maintaining professional standards has been delegated to the provincial teachers' unions and federations, resulting in loose and ineffective standards that ensure "spotless records."
Press Release: Loose Professional Standards for Teachers Harm Students and Taxpayers
HALIFAX, NS: Certifying teachers and regulating the teaching profession has emerged as a critical policy issue. A research paper published today by AIMS shows that the current system in Nova Scotia and several other Canadian [...]
Time to Rein In Public Education Spending
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy and Atlantic Institute for Market Studies released a study recently detailing the growth of public education spending in the provinces and territories.
The End of Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan
AIMS Senior Fellow in Security and Defense Robert Murray discusses ending Canada's mission in Afghanistan.
Atlantic Schooling Costs Too Much
AIMS Director of Research and Programmes Ben Eisen and University of Manitoba Professor Emeritus Rod Clifton discuss the cost of education in Atlantic Canada and argue that it is too high.
The Cost Disease Infects Public Education Across Canada
University of Manitoba Professor Emeritus Rod Clifton examines the cost of public education in the provinces and territories from 1999 to 2011, showing that the cost disease has infected it–albeit at different rates.
Press Release: Costs Soaring in Canada’s Schools
WINNIPEG, MB & HALIFAX, NS: A new study jointly published today by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy and the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies shows that per-pupil education costs are soaring all across Canada. [...]
Newfoundland’s Departure From Protectionism a Positive Development
AIMS Policy Analyst Shaun Fantauzzo discusses Newfoundland and Labrador's decision to relinquish minimum processing requirements to secure freer trade with Europe, arguing that it is a step forward for the province.
Analyst Calls for Provinces to Take Control of Fisheries Management
AIMS Policy Analyst provides comments to the Times and Transcript in New Brunswick about his new report on fisheries management in Newfoundland and Labrador.
CBC Radio/CKGA Radio: Reforming Atlantic Fisheries
AIMS Policy Analyst Shaun Fantauzzo discusses his paper, "Reforming Atlantic Fisheries: Lessons From Iceland," on CBC Radio and CKGA Radio, arguing that the federal government mismanaged Atlantic Canada's fishing industry and it is time to decentralize powers to the provincial authorities.