4-minute read
Let The Market Determine Tuition Fees
The impact of the current system of tuition fees on universities.
5-minute read
Nos enfants méritent les enseignants les plus compétents
The difficult dismissal of incompetent teachers.
5-minute read
Le printemps érable cinq ans plus tard – Attaquons-nous aux vraies questions
The chronic underfunding of the Quebec university system.
4-minute read
Les cours d’économie, les syndicats et les sapins
Introduction of a personal finance course in high school for the next school year.
3-minute read
La formule gagnante : des écoles autonomes
More autonomous and accountable schools could help students be more successful academically.
7-minute read
Viewpoint – Abolishing School Boards to Promote Student Success
The most recent school board election results represented a golden opportunity to do away with this superfluous institution in order to allow the emergence of more autonomous schools. In December 2015, the Quebec government introduced a bill that went in this direction. However, the new Education Minister, Sébastien Proulx, decided to drop the structural modifications and focus instead on academic success. Yet abolishing school boards and entrusting schools with more autonomy would in fact promote the success of students.
4-minute read
Faire confiance aux écoles pour favoriser la réussite des élèves
More autonomous and accountable schools could help students be more successful academically.
5-minute read
Le coût élevé de la gratuité scolaire
Free education, an expensive and bad idea.
4-minute read
It’s way too hard to weed out bad teachers
How a less arduous dismissal process for incompetent teachers would benefit the school system.
5-minute read
Les preuves s’accumulent : la présence d’écoles privées profite à tous
The increased presence of the private sector in the education system benefits all Quebec students.