The AIMS second Report Card on Atlantic canadian high schools continues to recieve media attention throughout the region weeks following its release. This report from the Summerside Journal-Pioneer examines the limited records available for study in Prince Edward Island.
AIMS releases its 2004 High School Report Card, a new edition of “Ideas Matter,” featuring Edmonton School Superintendent Angus McBeath, Wendell Cox asks How Smart is “Smart Growth”? and more.
Nova Scotia's Minister of Education, Jamie Muir, released the third annual Minister's Report to Parents in late February. The good news? We didn't get any worse. According to the minister, we spent almost $1,900 more per student this year than in 1997-98. That's a lot of money just to prevent things from getting worse. In this commentary in the the Halifax Chronicle Herald, Charles Cirtwill asks, if we are spending that extra money, where is it going and is it going where it is needed?
Following the release of AIMS first Report Card in 2003, anticipation was high for the second edition. Media outlets across the region were quick to get response from educators, students and education departments. Here is a sampling of the coverage.
This year the report card is based on much richer and more varied data provided by school boards, departments of education and post secondary institutions. With the provinces incrementally improving their measurement and reporting of school results, AIMS has been able to provide a more complete picture of achievement in: • Language arts • Science • Mathematics • Humanities • Post-secondary performance • “Hold” and “retention” rates for Grade 10 students; Additionally, in all provinces where the data allows, three-year rolling averages are used to smooth out spikes in year-over-year achievement and to assess schools and not groups of students.
AIMS’ 2004 High Schools Report Card released in Progress magazine today shows few excellent OR failing schools in region
In the late winter of 2004 AIMS released its third edition of Ideas Matter as part of the Education Reform Initiative and as a companion piece to AIMS' second Report card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools. Featured on the cover is Angus McBeath, Superintendent of Edmonton's public schools.
The White House Comes to AIMS: David Frum on Canada-US relations, why educators are blame AIMS for their own problems plus Brian Lee Crowley on natural gas distribution and the danger of opting for cheap pills now versus new drugs tomorrow.
Angus McBeath, Superintendent of Public Schools, explains the outstanding success of the Edmonton education reform experience
An invitation to hear Edmonton Superintendent of Schools to speak at an AIMS event, the debate over nationalized auto insurance and Brian Lee Crowley on the future of work in Nova Scotia.