In a story by the Telegraph-Journal's John Chilibeck, John Williamson argues against further subsidies to higher education. On the issue, Williamson doubts that governments "are prepared to cut in one area to hand more money to universities, particularly when the biggest beneficiaries of a university education are the students themselves." FREDERICTON • New Brunswick’s dismal [...]
AIMS Fellow Michael Zwaagstra argues that popular fads are no solution to the problems of education.
The Beacon As we approach the end of the year, and as we go off to our celebration of family and friends this Christmas, let’s keep in mind the work that Nova Scotia has started attempting to reset its economic path, which has now presented a concrete plan: We Choose Now. Take the time to [...]
AIMS written up for comprehensive High School Report Card, which rates the performance of secondary schools.
Canadian universities should publish data that enable the public to evaluate institutional outcomes performance effectively. Our universities may be failing undergraduate students all across the country. At research oriented universities, between 20 % and 30% of first year students fail to proceed to second year, and fewer than 60% graduate within 6 years. [...]
A generation ago, Canada was one of a relatively privileged number of industrialized economies that could afford to provide its citizens with high quality, public education. Today, country's with low skilled and poor populations are rapidly modernizing and are making unprecedented progress in their education and training. When yesterday's generation first entered the [...]
Canadians want better healthcare, but their participation in health reform is difficult. Ordinary citizens don't readily have useful information about waiting times, results of care, the rate of preventable mistakes in their local facilities or even their own health information. The way forward and the most immediate, actionable way would be to promote [...]
AIMS Research Fellow Michael Zwaagstra tackles the question whether technology in the classroom advances learning outcomes.
AIMS Education Fellow Michael Zwaagstra tackles the issue of classroom distractions in the learning process.
Ian Munro appears on Global TV to discuss his recent paper "Checking the Math on Childcare".