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Education
Research Report

School’s Out for the Status Quo

How Ontario's 300+ New Independent Schools Reflect the Desire for Educational Alternatives

Joanna DeJong VanHof Jeneya Ko

April 28, 2026

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Education
Policy Memo

Memo: Clarifying Public Reporting of the Alberta Education Student Population Statistics

Cardus is writing to Alberta's education minister to identify challenges within the current methodology of reporting their student population statistics. There is double-counting of student populations taking place that Cardus offers its assistance in resolving.

Catharine Kavanagh

April 10, 2026

Education
Research Report

Better Together

How Canada’s Independent School Associations Strengthen Democracy and Civil Society

Joanna DeJong VanHof

April 1, 2026

Education
Research Report

Enduring Faith

Patterns of Religious Practice and Values Among Religious School Graduates

Lynn E. Swaner Jonathan Eckert Albert Cheng

March 24, 2026

Education
Research Report

Mental Health and Well-Being in Christian Schools

Educators’ Perspectives

Lynn E. Swaner Rian Djita Adam Wilson

February 17, 2026

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Education
Policy Memo

Memo: Alberta’s 2026 Budget Consultation

Cardus reiterates our recommendation to allocate $600 million of the $8.6 billion School Construction Acceleration Program to capital investment for independent and charter schools. This investment will help alleviate pressure on the public schooling system at a lower per-student cost.

Catharine Kavanagh Andreae Sennyah

January 15, 2026

Education
Research Report

Le modèle québécois de pluralisme éducatif

Concilier équité et diversité

Étienne-Alexandre Beauregard

December 16, 2025

Education
Research Report

Schooling and Delight

All education, whether from a secular or religious vantage point, is rooted in particular beliefs about the world.

David I. Smith

December 12, 2025

Education
Research Report

The Measure of Thanks

Connecting Schooling, Gratitude, and Life Outcomes

Lynn E. Swaner Jonathan Eckert Albert Cheng

November 17, 2025