Category Archives: Education Reform

Abolish School Boards – a movement?

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Tunya Audain

  Abolishing school boards would release intended education dollars to their intended targets – students.  At the moment far too much of that earmarked money is skimmed off at the school board level for: a) junkets and expensive conferences/professional development … Continue reading →

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Nobel Winner, Elinor Ostrom, Offers Hope for Responsive Schools

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Tunya Audain

  Responsive Schools Key to Good Society: Elinor Ostrom, Nobel Winner Can citizens effectively and efficiently manage their own affairs?  Their own schools? Can self-governance work in education? YES, there is this hope for schools — provided there is limited … Continue reading →

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Precious Cartoon for Back-to-School

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Tunya Audain

  With ever more demand for choices in education– from parents, students, teachers — here is a CARTOON which says it all. Print it out in full color, post it on your bulletin board, fridge. Pass it on! http://education-advisory.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/back-to-school-cartoon-from-vic-lee2.pdf   … Continue reading →

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Free-choice Educational Experience with Multi-age Children

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Tunya Audain

OTTAWA EAST SUMMER PROJECT (’71) Ottawa East Summer Project was designed at the outset as an educational experiment where multi age children would interact, learn and play together in a free-choice atmosphere. Upon obtaining a $10,700 grant from the Federal … Continue reading →

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Public Education on Trial

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Tunya Audain

At the 1987 Future of Freedom Conference in California we discussed education malpractice. I was involved with pursuing the topic: Public Education on Trial. Below are some excerpts from our brochure:   The world is very much as described in … Continue reading →

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