Tim and Maureen

Just in case it's of interest..

Tim T.

>
> Just Published: The Canadian Education Freedom Index
>
> This is the first study of its kind to compare the ten Canadian provinces
on
> the basis of the educational freedom they offer parents. The index scores
> and ranks the provinces on their policies governing home schooling,
> independent (private) schools, and charter schools, the three options
> parents might choose if they find the public education system
> unsatisfactory.
>
> "Provincial governments play a powerful role in creating or obstructing
our
> educational freedom and, clearly, public education does not mean the same
> thing in one province as it does in any other. Some provinces, through
> funding and regulation, support many different educational choices for
> parents, while others make it nearly impossible for parents to educate
their
> children anywhere but their local public school," says Claudia R. Hepburn,
> director of education policy at the Institute and co-author of the study.
>
> For the media release:
> http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/shared/readmore.asp?sNav=nr&id=544
>
> For the complete study (in PDF):
> http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/shared/readmore.asp?sNav=pb&id=575
>
> Just Posted: September issue of Fraser Forum
>
> This month's issue "Who Own your Education" includes articles on the
demand
> for school choice, catchment area feudalism, and lessons from New Zealand
on
> post-secondary tuition fees.
>
> For the September issue (in PDF):
> http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/shared/readmore.asp?sNav=pb&id=576
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