Paige T. MacPherson
@paigemacp
Mom of four. I research and talk about education policy, choice, quality and accountability. Former media gal.
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My latest in today's @TheTorontoSun shares some evidence on what should be obvious. One small solution that could make a big difference—and won’t cost taxpayers a dime.Smartphones hurt student learning in the classroom. ↓ fraserinstitute.org/article/smartp… @FraserInstitute
Chris Dummitt, @paigemacp, Dave snow, Zach Patterson and @waller_newell discuss merit, excellence, and social objectives like DEI at Canadian universities, and their impact on the quality of higher education. @MLInstitute bit.ly/3W3pRJN
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Restoring merit and teaching critical thinking: Reforming Higher Ed...
Antisemitic graffiti in Halifax, on three synagogues. A swastika found this morning as children to arrived at Hebrew school. And a “Jews did 9/11” on another synagogue which shares space with a preschool to gr 12 school. Canada, we have a problem.
“There’s only one true bipartisan issue left.” Yes 👏🏻 love it.
Here's a great article on the unusual bi-partisan movement for phone-free schools. How and why it happened so fast. By @jmart via @politico politico.com/news/magazine/…
Our fabulous public health care system. Bow before your superiors, Yanks.
Tore up my knee playing softball. I will need an MRI but Ontario requires I get an ultrasound first. How that's going...
Spending per student (kindergarten to grade 12) in Canada ranged from a low of $13,494 in Alberta to a high of $19,484 in Quebec in 2022/23. Learn more: fraserinstitute.org/studies/educat… #education
This is an excellent (and funny) read underscoring perhaps the most significant problems in modern K-12 schools: “Without facts, what are students actually learning?”
“In many classrooms today, the very idea of committing information to memory has become unfashionable. ‘We don’t do rote memorization,’ teachers proudly declare—as if memorization were an outdated relic of a less enlightened era,” @DanLermanMan writes. thefp.com/p/the-war-on-k…
Thank you for having me @MLInstitute! Great to hear perspectives on post-secondary and K-12 education; the importance of standards, merit, free inquiry, critical thinking and the beauty of a rich, compelling education. This meeting of the minds was a real treat.
Prof. Chris Dummitt moderates the 2nd panel for today's Rethinking higher education conference - Restoring Merit in Higher Education: Ft. @paigemacp, Prof. Waller Newell (@Carleton_U,) Prof. Zachary Patterson (@Concordia,) Prof. Dave Snow (@uofg)
Nova Scotia Liberals tabling bill to ban social media under 16. If passed, NS would be first 🇨🇦 province to introduce social media age minimum. Australia is doing this. Parents: thoughts?! IMO social media is not OK for kids/teens, but serious q’s re enforcement/privacy/data.
N.S. Liberals to table bill for minimum age to use social media ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-…
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N.S. Liberals to table bill for minimum age to use social media
The Nova Scotia Liberals are bringing forward a bill that would make 16 the minimum age to use social media in the province.
I helped organize this Live Debate & Networking Hour with @CJPAC. I am so looking forward to it! cc @jobearon @CDNConstFound @BradMBradford
Join us for CJPAC’s first-ever live debate + networking night! 📅 Sun Sept 14 | 4PM | Yorkville 🎟️ $18 | 🍽️ Food + 🍸 1st drink free RSVP: eventbrite.ca/e/live-debate-…
NEW: Years’ worth of data shows the level of violence reported by Ontario’s school boards has spiked by 77 per cent since 2018 — with more than 4,400 incidents reported in the 2023-24 year alone. globalnews.ca/news/11333551/… #ONpoli #onted
*NOVA SCOTIA'S MOST WANTED*
If you see something that looks like a violation of the burn ban or woods restrictions, please report it to us by calling 1-800-565-2224. Please remember that some people will have travel permits to go into the woods, primarily to work.
The Nova Scotia gov banned dog walking, fishing, cycling — anything in woods/trails, til Oct 15. They banned people from hosting on wooded areas of their own properties. Fine is $25k. Here they advertise the line to call if you see someone violating “woods restrictions.” Deja vu.
What Kids Told Us About How to Get Them Off Their Phones My piece in @TheAtlantic, co-authored by @JonHaidt and Zach Rausch, looked at a Harris Poll of kids age 8-12. More than 75% agree: "I'd be on my phone LESS if I could play in the neighborhood MORE." The poll also found…
When safety becomes a weapon, everyone loses. Nova Scotia’s forest ban is overkill and it's deja vu. It's happening now because the government got away with it last time. This is a classic example of safetyism: a mentality where risk becomes an excuse for control, not…
"We can’t expect people to become leaders if they don’t learn to ask civic questions." - @paigemacp at #MCCFeszt She emphasized clear, balanced curricula to empower informed students—because strong leadership starts with strong education.
Update on Canada's government takeover of child care: City of Kawartha Lakes says the waitlist for child care is now SIX YEARS (up from 4 yrs at the end of 2023) thehighlander.ca/2025/06/12/exp…
In this letter, you'll find reasons to be both appalled and inspired, and two very different ways kids can be raised.
Since October 7, 2023, antisemitism in Canada has surged 670%. Synagogues have been firebombed and Jewish schools have been shot at. These aren’t protests. Intimidating Jews is the goal, writes @DrCaseyBabb. thefp.com/p/a-pogrom-is-…
Depression has doubled. Anxiety has quadrupled. Emergency room visits for self-harm among teenage girls have surged 138%. The culprit? Smartphones & social media. A new report from @MLInstitute by @jonahdavids1 reveals the devastating consequences of widespread social media use…
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