Edmonton Superintendent of Schools to Speak at AIMS Event Friday, July 11
Native Maritimer Revolutionizes Public School System with Choice and Accountability
AIMS On-Line Special for June 26, 2003
Don’t Miss Angus McBeath at The Halifax Club
Shooting the Messenger – Atlantic Canadian educators lay the blame on the AIMS high school report card
Atlantic Canadian educators were quick to vilify the AIMS report card on high schools calling it “a disservice” and “misleading”. What they did not do is back up their arguments with facts. In this commentary for Progress magazine, Jim Meek observes, instead of carping at critics, educators must take a closer look at the benefits of ranking our schools.
AIMS On-Line for mid May 2003
AIMS Receives its fourth Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award, Brian Lee Crowley issues the keynote “Call to Action” at the Nova Scotia Immigration Partnership Conference, promoting productivity and prosperity for Atlantic Canada and more.
AIMS Launches Online Report Card
Study on High School Performance is Now Interactive
AIMS On-Line for Mid April 2003
AIMS’ High School Report Card continues to shake up education world, ACOA Watch ignites high-level debate, AIMS Welcomes Patrick Luciani as Senior Fellow on Urban Policy and Canada and the USA – The Narcissism of Small Differences.
AIMS fires back at study’s critics
Since the release of AIMS Report Card on Atlantic Canadian high schools more than a month ago, teacher associations and government leaders have categorized the study as misleading, flawed in its data and demonstrating poor methodology. But AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley said none of the government recipients of the study has yet been specific in its claims.
Academics line up to endorse AIMS report card
AIMS methodology “exceptional”, “fair”, “illuminating”, “objective”
AIMS Calls on Education Ministers to Withdraw Unjustified Attacks on High School Report Card
Newfoundland's claims unsubstantiated. Repetition by other ministers both unfair and uninformed
Learning from education studies?
Atlantic Canadian newspapers continue to wade into the debate on AIMS Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools. In the Friday March 21 edition of the Journal Pioneer in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, the paper said it is hard to get upset over Education Minister Chester Gillan not having information on high schools ‘readily available’ when staffing issues should take priority.