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1. Facts belie misguided perceptions about public school spending in Canada

   Appeared in the Waterloo Region Record, September 21, 2017 September is an often an expensive time of year for families across Canada. Whether it’s new shoes for school, school supplies, a bus pass or a new computer, families often take a closer look at ...

2. Education Spending and Public Student Enrolment in Canada, 2017 Edition

   Français To accurately understand education spending, both enrolment changes and the effects of price changes must be considered. For Canada as a whole, over the last decade (2005–06 to 2014–15), the increase in per-student spending in public ...

3. Education Spending and Public Student Enrolment in Canada, 2016 Edition

   To accurately understand education spending, both enrolment changes and the effects of price changes must be considered. For Canada as a whole, over the last decade (2004-05 to 2013-14), the increase in per-student spending in public schools is 25 ...

4. Reality of education spending in British Columbia

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, September 1, 2016 It’s that time of year again when parents across British Columbia are preparing their kids to return to school after the summer break. And when parents meet in the schoolyards and drop-zones for the first ...

5. Reality of education spending in Ontario

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail, September 1, 2016 It’s that time of year again when parents across Ontario are preparing their kids to return to school after the summer break. And when parents meet in the schoolyards and drop-zones for the first time in ...

6. Reality of education spending in Quebec

   Appeared in National Newswatch, September 9, 2016 It’s that time of year again—the kids are back to school after the summer break. And when parents meet in the schoolyards and drop-zones for the first time in months, conversations may turn to “cuts” in ...

7. Student Enrolment in Canada, Part 2: Government-run public school enrolment on the wane

   At 86.5 per cent, B.C. has the smallest proportion of students in government-run public schools. ...

8. Enrolments and Education Spending in Public Schools in Canada

   To accurately understand education spending, enrolment changes must be included. For Canada as a whole, the increase in per-student spending in public schools after accounting for the effects of price changes was 30.8% between 2003-04 and 2012-13; from $9 ...

9. Understanding the Increases in Education Spending in Public Schools in Canada

   Education spending on public schools in Canada increased by $19.1 billion (45.9%) between 2003/04 and 2012/13, from $41.6 billion to $60.7 billion. Compensation (salaries and wages, benefits, and pensions) accounted for the overwhelming majority of this ...

10. Hold the line on compensation in public schools in Ontario

    Appeared in the Globe and Mail, October 27, 2015 Over the past decade, government spending on public education in Ontario has grown at an unsustainable rate, driven largely by significant growth in employee compensation costs. To help fight the province’s ...