Discusses the interface between the various educational organizations, the necessary information base, and planning mechanisms and structures.'' (Editor)

One of the continuing dilemmas of educational finance is the difficulty of reconciling the advantages of local control in education with the need for provincial control when all funds are provided from provincial revenues. Considers a proposal for school finance reform advocated by the Graham Commission on Education, Public Services and…

Examines 3 of 26 curriculum documents distributed by the Ontario Ministry of Education in one year to demonstrate that policy statements pay little heed to costs involved. Discusses variables in curricular change: teacher availability and training, student characteristics, materials and physical facilities, instructional technology, and finances.…

The relationships between provincial and local goverments in Canada have important effects on the course of public education. School districts in British Columbia use a wide variety of political strategies to influence provincial government behavior. Greater knowledge of the nature of such political strategies by school districts would make…

Discusses Canadian provinces' business-oriented control of local educational systems (via mission setting, consolidation, performance measures, nonunion workforce); elimination of denominational school systems; abolishment or amalgamation of school boards; Canada's huge educational debt; early teacher retirement; alternate solutions to educational…

Canadian educational reform involves "top-half" provincial policy makers and "bottom-half" communities, schools, and local jurisdictions. Policy reforms in curriculum, instruction, and assessment are on the right track while those in teacher education and community development are not. Local implementation concerns are…

School districts dependent on outside resources must develop skills for securing educational resources, including competencies in collaborative, creative, and principled resource management. Constructive negotiations between local and provincial levels of government can improve relationships and support the development of collaborative…

Discusses controversial changes in educational policy resulting from the government's restraint program to control public sector spending and from the broader movement to reform public schooling. Outlines the causes of restraint and its immediate and long-term effects on public education. Emphasizes the shift to provincial control of decisions…