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Standardized Testing

“Testing & Accountability: The Keys to Educational Excellence in Atlantic Canada” by Charles Cirtwill, Rod Clifton,
and John D’Orsay, Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, February 2002.
“Don’t Axe Provincial Achievement Tests” by Michael Zwaagstra, Frontier Centre for Public Policy, November 10, 2009
“Bring Back Standardized Testing” by Michael Zwaagstra and Rodney A. Clifton, Frontier Centre for Public Policy, April 17, 2009

Academic Standards

“Promoting Failure in Canadian High Schools” by Michael Zwaagstra, National Post, September 25, 2009.

Chapters Include

“Alberta Education Not Broken So Don’t Fix It” by Michael Zwaagstra, Calgary Herald, July 18, 2009.

• Tests are good for kids

• Some Teachers are Better than others

• A Little Homework Doesn’t Hurt

• A Pass Should be Earned



“Students Should Learn More—Not Less” by Michael Zwaagstra, Frontier Centre, December 9, 2009
“An ‘F’ for Social Promotion,” by Michael Zwaagstra and Rodney A. Clifton, Frontier Centre, August 31, 2009.

Technology and Schools

“Heavy Use of Technology Undermines Learning” by Michael Zwaagstra, Vancouver Province, February 5, 2010.
“Computers in the Classroom” by Michael Zwaagstra, Frontier Centre for Public Policy, February 28, 2008.
“Computers in Classrooms May Not Increase Learning” by Michael Zwaagstra in Has Technology Increased Learning, Roman Espejo, ed. Greenhaven Press: 2008.

Teachers Union

“Getting the Fox Out of the Schoolhouse: How the Public Can Take Back Public Education” by Michael C. Zwaagstra, Rodney A. Clifton, and John C. Long, Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, September 2007

School Choice

“Doing More of the Same Won’t Improve Test Results,” by Michael Zwaagstra, Frontier Centre for Public Policy, September 3, 2009.
“Modified Voucher Would Improve Public Education,” by Rodney Clifton, Frontier Centre for Public Policy,
April 1, 2002.
“Why School Boards Should Follow Edmonton’s Lead” by Michael Zwaagstra, Globe and Mail, April 1, 2010.

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