Schoolhouse Institute

The Institute, founded in 2010, seeks to raise critical public issues, to promote informed discussion, and to engage the public in education.

With Canadian education facing increasing challenges from elementary school to the post-graduate level, the Institute will have a clear mandate to focus on major policy issues, to host public education programs, to sponsor independent, authoritative research, and to produce relevant, viable policy options for public debate.

We offer public education programs in partnership with organizations committed to improving the quality of publicly-funded education, including provincial education authorities, school boards, policy institutes, faculties of education, and private foundations. 

Through our public events and research projects, we will strive to serve as a magnet to attract the best minds and to stimulate genuine breakthroughs in educational research. Our public education forums and conferences will seek to shape the education policy agenda across Atlantic Canada and beyond.

All of our programs and activities will aim to:

  • identify emerging education policy issues;
  • stimulate broader public debate over educational issues;
  • foster public-private partnerships and research initiatives;
  • initiate studies analyzing education trends, policies, and reform initiatives;
  • foster joint research projects drawing upon leading experts in the field; 
  • influence and shape the public agenda for education in Atlantic Canada.
What's New
ANNOUNCING - NEW EDUCATION SERIES - Paul W. Bennett's first Education File Report for OPENFILE Halifax on "Alternative School Programs" appeared Sept 27, 2011. [more...]

BOOK LAUNCH - Paul W. Bennett's DREAMING BIG: The Don Gardiner Realty Story made a big splash on Sept 14, 2011 in Fredericton and Oromocto NB with City Hall Receptions and great press coverage. [more....]

BOOK REVIEW - Dr. Michael Corbett's review of Vanishing Schools, Threatened Communities (Sunday Herald, July 31, 2011) praised the book for offering a much needed "scholarly look" at the "emotional issue" of school closures.

PUBLIC LECTURE TOUR - Schoolhouse Director Paul Bennett's Public Lecture Tour made stops in Yarmouth NS (Sept. 2), Windsor NS (Sept. 8), and Antigonish NS (Sept. 12) and were rebroadcast on Eastlink TV's Podium Series.

UP AGAINST EDUTOPIA - Paul W. Bennett's "Up Against Edutopia: Dr. James Daly's Lonely Crusade against the Spectre of Progressivism, 1968-1983," is the lead article in the Spring 2011 issue of Historical Studies in Education [more...]

ONGOING INITIATIVES:
NEWS COMMENTARIES - Since September, Dr. Paul Bennett has provided Education News analysis for CBC Radio's Maritime Noon and CBC Mainstreet NS as well as regular spots on News 95.7's Maritime Morning and The Rick Howe Show.

STUDENTS FIRST NOVA SCOTIA - Since late March 2011, the Schoolhouse Institute, in collaboration with AIMS, has supported Nova Scotia's parent-driven school reform movement "putting students first." (see video)

POLICY RESEARCH PROJECTS REPORT: In early October 2011, Schoolhouse Consulting completed a major research report on "International Schools" for the Canadian Association of Accredited Schools (CAIS).

STAY CURRENT! - Connect with Educhatter on EduBlog for weekly education policy issue forums, and on Twitter for daily posts on emerging issues in education.

Testimonials

"Canadians are properly concerned about their children's education, and Dr. Paul Bennett is well versed on the major issues. He's a veteran teacher and a respected historian who brings a vital awareness of the past as well as the present to a field in need of some serious research."

 Dr. Desmond Morton, Distinguished Professor of History, McGill University, Montreal.

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