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A new school year is underway and Ontario’s premier and minister of education could benefit from a lesson on how to improve public education in the province.  

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The problem for many Ontario families is, if they decide an independent school is best for their children, they must pay twice — first in taxes to support the government-run schools their child does not attend and second for private tuition for the schools they do attend. Ontario’s lack of school choice effectively traps many children in government-run schools, even if other schools are better suited for their needs.  

This is in stark contrast to British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec, where at least a portion of the taxes families pay follow the child to the school of their choice.  

The benefits of greater school choice in other provinces are clear. As researchers with Simon Fraser University concluded in a

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