The authors of AIMS Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools are seeing progress. Progress at individual schools and progress in releasing information to the public, but they also see missed opportunities, and lots of them. AIMS' 7th Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools has the details.
Within minutes of the release of AIMS' Annual Report Card for Atlantic Canadian High Schools, news rooms were using the story. This article was used in broadcast and online newscasts.
The Daily Gleaner in Fredericton headlined the AIMS 7th Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools in this story focusing on schools around the provincial capital.
AIMS released the 7th Annual High School Report Card which shows Nova Scotia schools are gradually improving.
AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill says Halifax schools have shown consistent improvement throughout the years in the AIMS Atlantic High School Report Card.
Despite improvement, still far too many education silos
CBC Radio morning shows across Canada called on AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill to explain the merits, or not, of merit pay for teachers in the public school system.
The community of Tabusintac in New Brunswick is lobbying for a new community-based school they want to build. Some say such projects are ill-advised, but AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill explains how these community-based schools can really benefit small communities.
With the economic downturn universities could see a rise in enrolment especially in the male population. AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill cautions that this may be giving people false hope for the future.
As the need for new schools in New Brunswick grows people begin to look at the advantages of building multi-use community schools. AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill explains how this can bring the center of the community back to the schools.