‘Provincial Monopolies’ on Curriculum Limit Parents’ School Choices for Their Kids: Study

‘Provincial Monopolies’ on Curriculum Limit Parents’ School Choices for Their Kids: Study

Government funding requirements for schools in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Quebec restrict parents’ choices and “stifle” the opportunity for innovative curriculum, a recent study says. The Fraser Institute report, Parental Choice, Independent Schools, and the Provincial Regulation of Curriculum in Canada, looks at school funding models of the five provinces, which require all schools, including independent ones, to follow the prov…