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Recent Commentaries

"What's Next for Education in N.S.?"
The Chronicle Herald, October 10, 2009.

"Can a Central Library Revive a City's Dying Heart?"
The Chronicle Herald, October 24, 2009.

"Whatever Happened to School Flu Shot Clinics?"
The Coast, November 5, 2009.

"School's Losing Teens' Attention,"
The Chronicle Herald, November 18, 2009.

"School's Out, Again: Why Throw-away School Days Hurt Students"
AIMS Research Report and Commentary (www.aims.ca), April 13, 2010.

"Turning Around Our Schools"
Progress Magazine, May 2010.

"Teens Can't Escape Torment"
The Chronicle Herald, June 3, 2010.

"The Ken Fells Takedown Video"
The Mark (Toronto), June 14, 2010.

"The Public Voice in Education: Without School Boards, Where's the Accountability?"
The Mark (Toronto), August 5, 2010.

"Edifices and Students: The Halifax Board's Costly Move to New Headquarters"
Halifax Magazine, September 5, 2010.

"Should Schools Friend Facebook?"
The Mark (Toronto), Sept. 23, 2010.

"Charter Schools: Will Waiting for Superman Revive the Canadian Movement?"
Educhatter's Blog, Sept. 25, 2010.

What's at the Core of Education?
"The latest fad to sweep K-12 education is called '21st -Century Skills.' ...But skill-centred, knowledge- free education has never worked...We stand on the shoulders of those who have come before us....Until we teach both teachers and students to value knowledge and to love learning, we cannot expect them to use their minds well."
Diane Ravitch, Co-Chair of Common Core, Professor of Education, New York University ( 2009)

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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