Coming in Fall 2026
STRUGGLING IN CLASS: A REPORT CARD ON EDUCATION IN NEW BRUNSWICK
Paul W. Bennett
with Community of Creative Citizens
Foreword by Former UNB President Paul Mazerolle
FriesenPress
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Advance Praise for Struggling in Class
“Struggling in Class is essential reading for all who care about the future of our province. It makes clear that it’s all-hands-on-deck if education in our province is to enable each child reach their potential. "
Chris Treadwell
Community of Creative Citizens
“This book exposes the education crisis with fearless clarity and sharp insight, cuts through the bureaucratic fog and calls for daring, transformational reform. I couldn’t put it down after devouring a few pages.”
Nicole O’Byrne
UNB Faculty of Law
“Straight talk from a straight shooter – Your schools are in a mess … politicians promise to do better, but don’t. As Bennett points out, it doesn’t have to be that way. There are solutions.”
Donald Wright
University of New Brunswick
“Paul Bennett is leading the charge for serious education reform in our region – and this timely book is a must read for anyone interested in improving K-12 education across Canada.”
David Campbell
Co-author, Towards Prosperity, Moncton, NB
About the Book
Struggling in Class takes readers inside the modern New Brunswick classroom to expose systemic gaps, outdated policies, and the growing pressures faced by students and teachers alike. By evaluating the province's current improvement plans, performance standards, literacy rate, and resource allocations, the book provides a roadmap for change, making it essential reading for parents, educators, and policymakers right across Canada.
"Our province's future is shaped inside our classrooms, yet our current system is failing the current generation of students," says the author. "This book is not just a critique, but a ‘provincial report card’ with a blueprint for the meaningful education reform that New Brunswick families desperately need."
About the Author
Paul W. Bennett, Ed.D., is a leading education policy expert and researcher well known as the Education Columnist for Brunswick News/Postmedia. He’s the author of eleven books, including The State of the System: A Realty Check on Canada’s Schools (2020), and Vanishing Schools, Threatened Communities: The Contested Schoolhouse in Maritime Canada (2011).
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Struggling in Class: A Report Card on Education in New Brunswick (ISBN: 978-1-03-837522-3]
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