Ivy League dreams can come true
Charles Cirtwill, AIMS Executive Vice President, describes a new "bits & bytes" alternative to traditional university education in his presentation to the "What's Next?" policy forum held in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
One Size Fits None: Putting kids’ achievement first, comes with putting kids first.
It's time for a big idea. This Commentary tells New Brunswick how to truly put kids first in education.
Board firings a lab experiment
This editorial in the Cape Breton Post builds on an earlier opinion piece by AIMS senior policy analyst Bobby O'Keefe. The editorial says it is time to ask some tough questions, "Should we have centralized school boards at all, how should local school governance work, and what should be the role of the Department of Education?"
Board chaos is good for the kids
In this op/ed in the Cape Breton Post, AIMS senior policy analyst Bobby O'Keefe ponders the usefulness of school boards. He points out the best student performance in the province takes place in school districts where the elected boards are in disarray.
Grade 12 math scores still don’t add up
The Nova Scotia Department of Education is taking AIMS' advice and is releasing provincial exam results. AIMS senior policy analyst Bobby O'Keefe says the next step is to release school by school results and then use the data to alter programmes to improve student performance.
No wonder our students can’t read
In this op/ed in The Chronicle Herald, AIMS senior policy analyst Bobby O'Keefe questions the priorities of the Nova Scotia education system. He suggests mission statements of schools, boards and departments should place an emphasis on academic achievement.
The Beacon – 22 May 2008
In this edition of The Beacon, AIMS releases the first step in its new Municipal Report Card project.
Should we pay kids to learn?
The Toronto Sun turned to AIMS Fellow in Public Education Reform, Angus McBeath, when it sought expert suggestions on improving student performance.
Back of the class
This editorial by Kevin Cox in allnovascotia.com asks why we can't get teachers out of the classroom who aren't doing their job. It mirrors much of the arguements raised in AIMS' paper titled, "Getting the Fox out of the Schoolhouse".
Buzz from Burbs
Nova Scotia columnist Ed McHugh uses AIMS' 6th annual Report card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools for his weekly column in the Bedford community newspaper. He applauds AIMS for its initiative and points out that schools should use the information to make improvements.