Fraser Institute Media Advisory: Annual ranking of Ontario Secondary schools coming Sunday, Feb. 19


TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - February 17, 2017) - On Sunday, Feb. 19, the Fraser Institute will release the Report Card on Ontario's Secondary Schools, 2017, the go-to source for measuring school performance.

It provides parents with information they can't easily get anywhere else by ranking more than 700 Ontario secondary schools, based on seven academic indicators derived from provincewide test results.

This year's Report Card spotlights which schools have the fastest improving scores across the province.

A news release with additional information will be issued via Marketwired on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 5:00 a.m. Eastern.

The complete results for all 740 secondary schools will also be available at www.compareschoolrankings.org.

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The Fraser Institute is an independent Canadian public policy research and educational organization with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal and ties to a global network of think-tanks in 87 countries. Its mission is to improve the quality of life for Canadians, their families and future generations by studying, measuring and broadly communicating the effects of government policies, entrepreneurship and choice on their well-being. To protect the Institute's independence, it does not accept grants from governments or contracts for research. Visit www.fraserinstitute.org

Contact Information:

MEDIA CONTACT:
Peter Cowley (in Toronto)
Director of School Performance Studies
Fraser Institute
Cell: (604) 789-0475
Office: (604) 714-4556
E-mail: peter.cowley@fraserinstitute.org

Bryn Weese
Media Relations Specialist
Fraser Institute
Cell: (604) 250-8076
Office: (604) 688-0221 Ext. 589
E-mail: bryn.weese@fraserinstitute.org