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6-minute read
La piste inexplorée
The positive effects of pedagogical autonomy and accountability of teachers and school principals on student results.
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12-minute read
Pedagogical Autonomy and Accountability: A Recipe for Improving Academic Results
Giving teachers and school principals more control over course content and teaching methods, all while rewarding or penalizing them according to the consequences of their decisions, could improve academic results. When autonomy and accountability are jointly applied, students generally achieve better grades, even when standard of living variances are taken into account.
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4-minute read
Yves Boisvert contre Uber
The taxi industry and ride-sharing applications.
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4-minute read
Amazon et la rémunération des auteurs à la page lue
Amazon paying authors based on how many pages are read.
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14-minute read
The Economic Costs of the Boreal Caribou Recovery Plan
Since the addition of the boreal caribou to the threatened species list, the Quebec government has made considerable efforts to protect its habitat by limiting forestry companies’ access to the public forest. No one denies the need to have in place conservation measures for protecting biodiversity, as long as they have concrete positive effects and that the associated costs are not out of proportion with the goals. When it comes to the boreal caribou, though, these two criteria are not necessarily respected.
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4-minute read
National pharmacare plan not the answer
The advantages of having a mixed public-private drug insurance system.
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2-minute read
Un pas de plus vers une industrie de la construction plus efficace
The compartmentalization of trades in the construction industry.
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5-minute read
Épidémie de syndrome du Mont Rushmore au Québec
Mount Rushmore syndrome.
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3-minute read
L’État dans nos chambres à coucher, prise 2
Should the State encourage people to have more children?
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4-minute read
The risks that come with a national pharmacare program
The push for a national pharmacare system.