issues
IB vs. AP round two
I’ve written about the differences between the AP and IB programs. In a nutshell, the IB is an entire comprehensive curriculum leading to a diploma whereas the AP program is a series of subject-specific examinations where students are free to pick and choose which exams they write. Recently, the Thomas B. Fordham foundation sponsored a [...]
Full-day Kindergarten overshadowed by proposal to fund religious schools in Ontario
We should all be glad that Kate Tennier is keeping this issue in the spotlight. Four years ago, Dalton McGuinty ran on the misguided educational proposal to increase the compulsory school age from 16 to 18. This time around, a Liberal victory would subject us to a similarly bad idea, full-day kindergarten. This fact is [...]
Funding Religious Schools
I’ve been having this discussion with a few people lately, so I thought I’d throw this out for the communal brain to mull over. With the upcoming Ontario election, the Conservative provincial leader John Tory has decided to make parity of religious funding at the top of his campaign agenda. I only take this issue [...]
