New direction for NB Power
As NB Power unveiled its new strategic plan, AIMS president & CEO Charles Cirtwill explained what steps the utility should take to make use of its geographic location and take advantage of private interest.
Jeb Bush touts revolution in education
This front page story in the Times & Transcript features AIMS 15th anniversary dinner with Jeb Bush. It provides details of education reform that worked in Florida under Bush and has proven successful in other jurisdictions. It mirrors much of AIMS' research in education.
Bush advocates innovation in education
Governor Jeb Bush's speech to AIMS' 15th anniversary dinner in Moncton made front page news in New Brunswick. This article in the Telegraph Journal shows how Bush proposes to drag education into the 21st century. He points out little has changed in the classroom since the 50's.
Turning Around Our Public Schools
This blog posting uses some of AIMS' research on education to make its point on testing and accountability in our schools.
Payroll rebates in effect
AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill explains why tax rebates are a better incentive than government writing cheques to companies.
As good as it gets?
AIMS 8th Annual Report CArd on Atlantic Canadian High Schools is again featured in Progress magazine. In this article Charles Cirtwill explain why we all need to be involved in education reform.
A matter of transparency
AIMS' author Bobby O'Keefe explains how to use the annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools. He provides an overview of each province's results in this article in Progress magazine.
Gap between high schools narrowing in think-tank rankings
The co-author of AIMS annual high School Report card says New Brunswick's lack of provincial exams in its anglophone system continues to be a problem. In this article, Bobby O'Keefe explains the lack of information severely restricts indepth information about student performance.
Three local high schools rated among top five in province
In this article educators in New Brunswick admit that the lack of testing in New Brunswick schools provides challenges in determining student achievement. But they suggest that international scores and university scholarships help measure success.
C.P. Allen ranked best HRM high school for 2nd year
AIMS' Bobby O'Keefe explains some of the measures used in the annual high school report card in this article for a Halifax area newspaper.