They were all the rage in 1995, apparently. They couldn't get enough of them back then. Now? They're about as fashionable as the Spice Girls.

But, I have issues with how that information is used so we end up right back at the beginning again.

Do you mean the way the information is used by the education authority/government or after its been published by the government and used by others?

We covered this already.

You said you objected to the FI using the information but you didn't say whether or not you were happy for the government to use the information.

THe two are interlinked, therefore my position remains the same.

Interesting interview with Margaret MacDiarmid (BC Minister of Education) on CBC the other morning. One phrase I particularly remembered was her saying that parents would be "just silly" to base their choice of school on the FI rankings.

A different article:

MacDiarmid says it's unfortunate the Fraser Institute uses test results to rank schools because it should not be the only way to gauge how well a school is doing. She says it definitely should not be the only way to rank schools. "If you look at what goes into making a school great, there is so much more to it than that. There is special programs and great teachers, and all kinds of things that make a school a good place."

http://www.news1130.com/news/local/a...tant-indicator

In context, MacDiarmid is a minister in a Liberal government. The BC Liberal party (nothing to do with the Federal Liberals) is pretty far right and exactly the sort of party you would expect to like the things the FI advocates.