Edmonton Journal Column by ED Donna Trimble
It is time for parents, teachers and taxpayers to demand the government stop its overreach into Alberta classrooms. Let parents and educators, who know the children, choose what is best. Maximum choice...
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PCE in the News
Parents for Choice in Education Executive Director, Donna Trimble, has been engaged in numerous interviews for print, and one for radio in recent days. These have all been requested after the Government...
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Paper Petition Against Inspiring Education
It is absolutely irreconcilable that Alberta Education would push forward a curriculum that many of it's customers, Alberta Tax payers, do not want, and it is even more unbelievable that parents like...
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PCE Calgary Herald Column on Inspiring Education
"Parent choice in education will soon be an illusion in Alberta. Alberta Education’s micro-management of core curriculum has overstepped its mandate to provide education objectives for students from kindergarten to Grade 12."Parents...
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Discovering Discovery Math
The issues around Discovery Math and Inspiring Education- which would see this errant imbalance spread across the curriculum-are very plain to see, and very easily corrected. Discovery Math and Inspiring Education has...
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Archived PC Leadership Survey
We sent out a 9-question survey to the three candidates who are running for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party. Parents for Choice in Education is not tied to any particular...
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Discovery Math and the Inspiring Education Connection
Early in 2014, the Discovery Math curriculum was brought into question. In a new petition created by Dr. Nhung Tran-Davies, it is suggested that Inspiring Education is the root of the problems....
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Some Thoughts on Bills 10 and 202
Lost beneath the avalanche of attention given to the issue of Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) by the media and opposition parties is this important fact: Bill 10 represented an attempt by the Alberta...
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Parental Choice at Risk with Bill 202
November 26, 2014 A private member's bill: Bill 202 has been tabled in the Alberta Legislature, and should this bill pass, it would severely limit parental freedoms and choice in areas of...
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PCE's executive director in the Calgary Herald
PCE's executive director had an opinion piece published in the Calgary Herald today. Please check it out.
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The History of Education in Alberta
Retired teacher and administrator Leif Stolee has put together a very detailed account of the evolution of Alberta's education system. Rather than try to summarize it, I am going to include it...
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Choice-friendly Candidates Elected to School Boards
Parents for Choice in Education has been involved working behind the scenes with a number of school trustee candidates who are supporters of parental authority and school choice. We are very pleased...
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Trustee Elections on Oct 21st
School Board trustee elections are coming up quickly, and we would encourage you to educate yourself carefully about which candidates stand for choice in education and parental authority. If you'd like any...
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Face-to-Face Consultations on Education Act Regulations
The provincial government's consultations into the new regulations that will come in under the education act are ongoing. If you have not yet had a chance to fill out the survey associated...
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Find Your Local Trustee Candidates
Elections for Public and Catholic School Boards across the province are now in full swing. Often, municipal elections tend to get most of the attention, but school trustee elections are just as...
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The Case for Expanding Alberta's Charter Schools
Parents for Choice has been getting a lot of media attention lately. In addition to being on Alberta Primetime, we've just had a column from our Executive Director published in C2C Journal....
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Parents for Choice on Alberta Primetime - With Video
Yesterday, Parents for Choice's Executive Director was on Primetime to discuss the changes coming to standardized testing in Alberta. You can watch the video here. We believe that standardized testing is important...
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PCE Representative to Speak on Alberta Primetime
Garnett Genuis with Parents for Choice in Education will be on Alberta Primetime tonight at 6pm and 11pm, talking about Alberta's new approach to standardized testing. As an organization, we support standardized...
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German Family Targeted in Home Schooling Raid
In Germany, home education is illegal. This law is a great travesty, a violation of the fundamental rights all parents have as the primary educators of their children. On August 29th, one...
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Slate Article Claims: If You Send Your Kid to Private School, You Are a Bad Person
This article appeared in Slate a few days ago, claiming that you are a bad person if you send your children to a private school. Reading this, I wondered at first if...
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C.D. Howe Report on School Performance in Alberta
The C.D. Howe Institute just put out a report on the performance of Alberta schools. It's a very interesting read, and you can access it directly here. This is a valuable tool...
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Great Article from the UK on Political Bias in Education
I recently stumbled across this article and thought I'd share it with you. It's a good analysis of how political bias in education can influence the thinking of young people. It is...
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Education Act Regulations - Take the Survey
As mentioned in a previous post, the government is current undertaking consultations related to the recently-passed education act. The new act establishes an overall framework, but some of the specifics of way...
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Milton Friedman on School Choice
Milton Friedman is well known for his economic ideas. Perhaps less well known are his views on education. However, Friedman believed that the single thing that would do the most to improve...
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Implementing Alberta's new Education Act - The Regulations
Alberta passed a new education act last fall. The debate around the education act was a central focus for us and for other organizations concerned about parental...
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