Contested classrooms
| owner: | APIRG |
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| tags: | Politics ,Alberta ,Education ,Alberta advantage ,Ralph Klein ,neo-liberal ,University of Alberta ,charter schools ,progressive education |
| author: | Trevor Harrison |
| LCC: | LC91.2 |
Description
Copublished by: Parkland Institute.
Alberta stands as a model of radical education reform in Canada. Standardized exams, school accountability, lean budgets, and "market" choice are rapidly transforming the nature of education in the province.
But reform is not necessarily right or good, especially if undertaken without the consultation of those most affected by it.