Fix schools by having funding following students
Written by John Hilton-O'Brien, Executive Director of Parents for Choice in Education, as published in the Western Standard May 19, 2023An elephant walked across the floor of Alberta’s Leaders Debate on Thursday night....
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The Medieval Turn in Education
Written by John Hilton-O'Brien, Executive Director of Parents for Choice in Education, as published in the Western Standard February 27, 2023It’s a medieval policy. Literally. When the government tells churches what they can...
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Alberta’s NDP plan to defund independent schools
Written by John Hilton-O'Brien, Executive Director of Parents for Choice in Education, as published in the Western Standard May 7, 2023The biggest political announcement in years went by us on Friday, and nobody...
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Rachel Notley's promises about your choices
Just yesterday, May 5th 2023, Rachel Notley's promised to make sure to focus on the education system in such a fashion that Albertan families will just "choose" to be part of the NDP's...
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The NDP’s curriculum plan revealed
Written by John Hilton-O'Brien, Executive Director of Parents for Choice in Education, as published in the Western Standard February 11, 2023We’ve heard a lot about the Alberta K-6 curriculum reform over the last...
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Severing the Parent-Child Bond in Education
Written by John Hilton-O'Brien, Executive Director of Parents for Choice in Education, as published in the Western Standard February 1, 2023How did it come to this? Last week, we ran a column pointing...
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Leduc event
Join us for an informative presentation by John Hilton O'Brien, Executive Director for Parents for Choice in Education, about how parental authority is being targeted, consent undermined and what you can do...
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Alberta’s gender clinic is out of hand
Written by John Hilton-O'Brien, Executive Director of Parents for Choice in Education, as published in the Western Standard January 19, 2023 When somebody introduces us to her vegan cat, we all know who...
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2022 Winter Newsletter
A Year of Elections The biggest news in Alberta this fall is Danielle Smith winning leadership of the United Conservative Party, and thus becoming Premier. She’ll be facing a general election this...
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Does the Teachers’ Union Control Your School Board?
Written by John Hilton-O'Brien, Executive Director of Parents for Choice in Education, as published in the Western Standard October 21, 2022The recent school board elections in British Columbia revealed an impressive...
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Welcome to Alberta's new Premier and Wokeism in Education
Congratulations to Danielle Smith, who will now take office as Premier of Alberta. Smith, who cut her teeth in school board politics, has an opportunity to improve Alberta’s education situation. However, as...
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Fall 2022 Newsletter
There has been some interesting news about what our kids are learning recently. Here at Parents for Choice in Education (PCE), we’re hearing about teachers asserting that math is racist, teachers wearing outrageous...
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UCP Leadership Candidate responses from the Education Forum
Check out the Candidates' responses in video and transcript format here.
2022 Education Forum for UCP Candidates
For those of us interested in education, the United Conservative Party’s (UCP) leadership race is the most important event of the decade. The winner will be Premier – and stands a better...
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Summer 2022 Newsletter
Parents across the continent have been more vocal than ever about concerns around their children’s education. South of the border, it seems like every week brings a new victory for school...
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Jason Kenney Steps Down
As Jason Kenney steps down from leadership of Alberta’s United Conservative Party, Parents for Choice in Education (PCE) wishes to recognize his work towards educational reform in the province. While we have...
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The Basics of Critical Theory
Critical Theory has been in the news a lot over the past few years. You see headlines such as “How critical race theory sparked controversy in the U.S. and influenced Canadian education”...
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Consent and Sexual Health Education resources
Now that students are back in class across Alberta, we hear concerns from parents that they are alienated from their children's lives while they are at school. What is a parent to...
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Consent for Children, but Not for Parents?
"When parents are left in the dark, vulnerable children in classrooms suffer. We must stop the damage" Written by John Hilton-O'Brien, Executive Director of Parents for Choice in Education, as published in...
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Reckless Consent: How Radical Sex-Ed Makes Kids More Vulnerable
written by Martin Tampier “Consent” is central to discussions around sexual abuse and is an essential element of modern school sex-ed curricula. As the reader will learn, serious problems and conflicts of...
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Spring 2022 Newsletter
It's been a busy and exciting winter season for us. We've been very active in advocacy, and our work has borne a lot of fruit. Covid mandates are over at the...
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Teacher Discipline in Context
The biggest development in education in Alberta seems to be the government’s draft K-6 curriculum. It has gathered a lightning storm, and parts have returned to the drawing board. As I’ve said...
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2021 Fall Review: Election outcomes and more!
It’s been a crazy year. I took the helm in March as PCE's new Executive Director, and we have been at a full gallop since then. Our main effort has been the trustee...
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New Trustee Voter Guide to help you vote wisely Oct 18!
On October 18th, 2021 during Alberta’s municipal elections, we have the opportunity and responsibility to elect school board trustees within each of Alberta's school districts. School board trustees set important policies...
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Education, Coercion, Abuse, and Parental Choice – the Legacy of the Residential Schools
I have been reading reports that over two hundred bodies of children have been found on the grounds of an old residential school in BC. Like many of us, I cannot help but feel...
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