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Michael Zwaagstra

Peterborough Examiner

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ZWAAGSTRA: Alberta schools should be politically neutral

ZWAAGSTRA: Alberta schools should be politically neutral

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19.08.2026 10

Calgary Sun

Michael Zwaagstra

ZWAAGSTRA: Flexibility and choice will help rural schools remain viable

22.07.2026 30

Calgary Sun

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Schools are sacrificing our kids’ education for political activism

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09.05.2026 50

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Schools are teaching reading wrong and our kids are falling behind

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12.04.2026 60

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Vaccines should not be mandatory to attend school

03.03.2026 40

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Hiring more teachers isn’t the answer to fixing class challenges

14.01.2026 30

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Schools could benefit from more civility

13.01.2026 30

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Manitoba just got a wake-up call on school safety

14.12.2025 30

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ZWAAGSTRA: Early student screening good first step but it’s not enough

26.11.2025 40

Calgary Sun

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New report exposes a literacy crisis in Manitoba schools

18.11.2025 30

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One bad decision can ruin a teacher’s career

28.10.2025 30

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ZWAAGSTRA: One bad decision can ruin a teacher’s career

25.10.2025 40

Winnipeg Sun

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Why classroom size isn’t the issue teachers think it is

12.10.2025 30

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ZWAAGSTRA: Smith government should end teacher strike, but not with more money

11.10.2025 30

Calgary Sun

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AI is making students smarter cheats, not better thinkers

24.09.2025 30

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Our kids are struggling to read. Phonics is the easy fix

06.09.2025 30

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ZWAAGSTRA: AI is making students smarter cheats, not better thinkers

06.09.2025 30

Winnipeg Sun

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ZWAAGSTRA: Police officers would make Toronto schools safer despite claims to contrary

06.09.2025 20

Toronto Sun

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ZWAAGSTRA: Police officers would make Toronto schools safer despite claims to contrary

05.09.2025 40

Ottawa Sun

Michael Zwaagstra

Opinion: Teacher strikes should never happen in Alberta

05.09.2025 40

Edmonton Journal

Michael Zwaagstra

Opinion: Teacher strikes should never happen in Alberta

05.09.2025 30

Edmonton Sun

Michael Zwaagstra

Opinion: Teacher strikes should never happen in Alberta

04.09.2025 30

Calgary Herald

Michael Zwaagstra

It’s parents who drive a child’s academic success

22.08.2025 30

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ZWAAGSTRA: More money won’t fix Ontario’s school violence problem

21.08.2025 40

Toronto Sun

Michael Zwaagstra

ZWAAGSTRA: More money won’t fix Ontario’s school violence problem

21.08.2025 30

Ottawa Sun

Michael Zwaagstra

Alberta’s new school library guidelines make sense

03.08.2025 50

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Scrapping high school academic awards for excellence is a bad idea

22.07.2025 40

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ZWAAGSTRA: Scrapping high school academic awards for excellence is a bad idea

19.07.2025 40

Winnipeg Sun

Michael Zwaagstra

Sick of teacher strikes? There’s a better way

10.07.2025 30

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Ford steps in to stop school boards from cancelling Macdonald

19.06.2025 40

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NDP school tax policy hitting Manitoba homeowners hard

04.06.2025 40

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ZWAAGSTRA: NDP school tax policy hitting Manitoba homeowners hard

30.05.2025 40

Winnipeg Sun

Michael Zwaagstra