1. Canada. "Education Initiatives in Canada, 1996: A report from the provinces and territories," From the 2nd National Consultation on Education, (Edmonton: Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, 9-12 May 1996). www.cmec.ca/nce/nb96e1.htm
  2. New Brunswick. "Report presented / Parental governance structure," (Communications New Brunswick, Canada, 29 October 1998, n.b. 1786), p. 1. www.gov.nb.ca/cnb/news/edu/8e1786ed.htm
  3. Canada. "Education Initiatives in Canada, 1996: A report from the provinces and territories."
  4. Ibid.
  5. Margaree Forks, Nova Scotia (12/97) Seven student leaders occupied their high school for 4 days, protesting the school board's restructuring plan. Judique, N.S. (3/99) Parents occupied their community school for 11 days, protesting plans to close the school. Pictou, N.S.(3/99) citizens occupied Dr. John Hamm's (the future Premier's) offices for 2 weeks, protesting the P3 program for new school construction.

Chapter 2

  1. Peter B. Wiebe and Peter J. Murphy, "Parental Involvement," in Understanding Change in Education: Rural and Remote Regions of Canada, Earl Newton and Doug Knight, eds., (Calgary: Detselig Enterprises Ltd., 1993), p. 128.
  2. For more information about school councils operating in Canada see Maude Barlow and Heather-Jane Robertson, Class Warfare: The Assault on Canada's Schools, (Toronto: Key Porter Book Ltd., 1994), pp. 228-231. Since Bills 104 and 160 were introduced in Ontario, some parents have been less than satisfied with the idea of school councils. It is felt that they do not reflect the reality of the parents' lives. It is noted that parents want accountability in the educational system but many feel that they are too busy to participate in a meaningful way. Anne O'Connell and Fraser Valentine, Centralizing Power, Decentralizing Blame: What Ontarians say about Educational Reform, (Toronto: Caledonian Institute of State Policy, 1998), p. 9.
  3. "Establishing School Advisory Councils: New Roles and Responsibilities to Support Student Success," School Council Handbook Series, (Nova Scotia Department of Education and Culture, 1995), p. 3.
  4. For more information on school councils in Nova Scotia and particular pilot projects, such as the E. B. Chandler Junior High School Council, the Ecole Petit de Grat Council, and the Digby Neck Consolidated School Council, please see Education Nova Scotia, Vol. XXVI, No.4, 29 April 1996 or contact the Nova Scotia Department of Education.