The debate over the freeze on university tuition fees in Quebec.

The debate over the future of school boards.

In favor of a greater autonomy for Quebec’s schools.

The decentralization of school management.

The Report Card on Quebec’s Secondary Schools provides an annual, independent measurement of the extent to which each school meets basic needs. The Report Card thus serves several purposes. For one thing, it facilitates school improvement, and for parents who have a choice between several educational institutions, it can help them make an enlightened decision.

Léger Marketing poll commissioned by the Montreal Economic Institute.

The return of the report card and class averages.

We need more competition between Quebec’s Cégeps.

Léger Marketing poll commissioned by the Montreal Economic Institute.

A sharp rise in municipal tax rolls has led school boards in many regions in Quebec to announce exorbitant increases in the school tax for 2006-07, exceeding 50% in some places. The Quebec government has intervened to limit the increase to about 4%. This controversy has nonetheless revived debate on the value and legitimacy of the school tax as a means of complementary financing for school boards – and of school boards themselves as institutions. More than a century-and-a-half after they were created, do school boards still play a necessary role in managing the education system? Can a fairer and more efficient arrangement be devised?