Choice and Accountability in Canadian Education

Lead CUP Researchers: Susan Lynch, Jeffrey Bisanz
Funder: Max Bell Foundation
Duration: 2002-2003

There are vast differences in policies about school choice and accountability across Canada, as well as considerable variability in the roles of the parents and students in the discussion of these issues. The focus of this project was to investigate nationally the range of school choice policies and practices, as well as indicators of accountability, from parent and student perspectives. The project was organized by CUP and conducted collaboratively by Edmonton Public Schools and researchers at the University of Alberta. The project developed:

  1. An inventory of policies and practices across Canada summarized in a Policies and Practices Roadmap
  2. A Critical Review and Analysis of issues related to school choice and accountability, and
  3. A comprehensive Technical Report that includes extensive documentation of the inventory data and material related to the review.

The products of the Choice and Accountability in Education (CACE) project are presented in four related documents: