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Education
Research Report

The Measure of Thanks

Connecting Schooling, Gratitude, and Life Outcomes

Lynn E. Swaner Jonathan Eckert Albert Cheng

November 17, 2025

Education
Research Report

Educational Pluralism in International Context

A Look at Seventeen Countries

Joanna DeJong VanHof

October 30, 2025

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Education
Policy Memo

Memo: Supporting Student Learning During Alberta Teachers’ Strike

It is possible that the Alberta Teachers' Association may vote down the proposed settlement with the provincial government and begin job action. Cardus is proposing measures for the provincial government of Alberta to support students and minimize lost learning should teacher job action take place.

Catharine Kavanagh

September 25, 2025

Education
Research Report

The Three Pillars of Educational Pluralism

Availability, Access, and Accountability

Joanna DeJong VanHof

July 17, 2025

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Education
Policy Memo

Memo: Submission to the UN-OHCHR Working Group in Support of Educational Pluralism

Cardus's response to the UN-OHCHR consultation contests the preference for state-delivered public education. We argue that diverse models of delivery facilitate educational pluralism and contribute to the common good of societies.

Joanna DeJong VanHof Andreae Sennyah

May 16, 2025

Education
Research Report

Diverse Outcomes for a Diverse Population

Findings About Homeschooled Adults from the Cardus Education Survey

Albert Cheng Angela R. Watson

February 3, 2025

Education
Research Report

School-Sector Influence on Graduate Outcomes and Flourishing

Findings from the 2023 Cardus Education Survey

Lynn E. Swaner Albert Cheng Jonathan Eckert

December 4, 2024

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Education
Policy Memo

Memo: Considerations for Independent Schools in Alberta’s School Construction Accelerator Program

As the Government of Alberta studies how to structure funding for independent schools in Alberta’s School Construction Accelerator Program, this brief outlines several considerations for the program’s design.

Catharine Kavanagh Andreae Sennyah

October 16, 2024

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Education
Policy Brief

Policy Brief: Capital Funding Boost for Alberta Independent Schools

We recommend that Alberta Education help address the overcapacity issue in schools through a one-time capital funding boost of $100 million for new and existing independent schools.

Catharine Kavanagh Michael Van Pelt Andreae Sennyah

September 6, 2024