I am a writer, mother, activist and teacher. I live in Toronto with my husband, Hugh Stuart and our two children. I have produced handbooks and resources for parents and have had articles published in the National Post, the Globe and Mail and other newspapers on parental empowerment and education. I have testified on Parliament Hill, participated in national media interviews and given public presentations on education and related issues.

Articles, Media, Political Appearances and Public Speaking:
   
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The GLOBE AND MAIL:

'Comment' page:
	Online - May 31 2005. 'Childcare Choice'.
	Newspaper - February 13, 2006. 'Fund the child, not the system'.
	Online - June 1, 2007. 'In child care, the greatest choice for the greatest number'.
'Online Debate' - March 23, 2006. 'Child care advocates take your questions'.
'Focus' Section - March 3, 2007. 'Making the Grade without report cards'.
‘Facts and Arguments Essay’ – September 5, 2007. ‘On being a retro-progressive’.

The NATIONAL POST:

	April 4, 2007. 'Experts are no substitute for parents'.
	June 26, 2009. 'The destruction of early education'.
	August 21, 2009. 'Experience is the wellspring of all education'.
	October 9, 2009. 'Paying the teachers'.
	October 21, 2009. 'System needs changing, not boys'.
	March 31, 2010. 'All Girl Cooking Band School?'.
Letters to the Editor:
	April 30, 2007. Under 'Degrees of Disappointment': (This 210 word letter sums up much of the change I would like to see in 'the system'.)

ADDITIONAL:

	Walrus Magazine - May 2007. Online Letter to the Editor.
	Quoted in Macleans Magazine - August 6, 2007 article by Peter S. Taylor, ' Brain science is the new battleground in the parents vs. daycare war’.
	Hamilton Spectator - September 22, 2007. 'Full-day Kindergarten no treat for kids'.
	Ottawa Citizen - November 30, 2007. Co-written with Helen Ward: 'More school isn't always better'.
	Three Part Essay - November, 2011. 'The Moral Hazard of No Fault Schooling'.

Electronic Media

	CBC - 'The National'; January, 2006. 'Daycare Debate'.
	CTV - Budget Day Special with Lloyd Robertson & Mike Duffy, May 2006.
	CBC Radio - Maritime Noon; CBC Radio - Ontario Today; City TV; CTV Toronto; Corus Radio - Alberta, Ontario, Quebec.
	TVO - 'Your Voice' Online Parent & Education Show with Cheryl Jackson. June 5, 2007.

Political Appearances

	Witness, House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance; June 2, 2005.
	Witness, Standing Senate Committee on National Finance; June 22, 2005.
	Witness, House of Commons, Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Reviewing Bill C-303; May 8, 2007.

Public Speaking & Other

	Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents (OFTP) Diversity in Education Conference 2008.
	Presented key concepts from Winterhill - the education manifesto at The Piano Salon in Toronto, June 14, 2009.
	Volunteered on a successful local election campaign - 2010.
	Set up inaugural Town Halls for a newly elected Toronto City Councillor - 2011.

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