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The High Cost of Learning
There’s no excuse for the soaring tuition fees in Canada It might have been my imagination (or perhaps wishful thinking), but in the midst of…
“Putting Students First” doesn’t mean putting teachers last
Details of the Ontario government’s ironically named Putting Students First Act have not been adequately explained to the public. The missing facts about this legislation…
“Putting Students First” doesn’t mean putting teachers last
Details of the Ontario government’s ironically named Putting Students First Act have not been adequately explained to the public. The missing facts about this legislation…
The Path to Better Child Care in Ontario
Download 2.9 MB8 pages This primer on child care in Ontario, co-authored by child care expert Martha Friendly and CCPA Ontario Director Trish Hennessy, makes the…
Eduflation and the High Cost of Learning
Download 1.52 MB42 pages This study looks at trends in tuition and compulsory fees in Canada since 1990, projects fees for each province for the…
University education in Canada becoming less affordable: study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Average tuition and compulsory fees for Canadian undergraduate students are estimated to rise almost 18% over the next…
Our Schools/Our Selves: Summer 2012
Smashing the Stereotypes: Challenging race and gender in the classroom The latest issue of Our Schools/Our Selves, Smashing the Stereotypes, examines the ways in which stereotypes (such as…
Our Schools/Our Selves: Spring 2012
Power of Youth: Youth and community-led activism in Canada Power of Youth: Youth and community-led activism in Canada, edited by Brigette DePape, explores grassroots activism…
Our Schools/Our Selves: Winter 2012
Every Tool Shapes the Task “In thinking about this issue of Our Schools/Our Selves, I took an inspiration from Battleground Schools. It is an encyclopaedia…
BC university students already pay the full cost of their degrees: Tuition reductions justified
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – A new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives challenges the conventional wisdom that the public heavily…
2012 David Lewis Lecture: Generation Now
On October 4th, the CCPA proudly hosted the 2012 David Lewis Lecture, a series that examines the future of democracy in Canada. This year’s lecture…
The Nova Scotia Child Poverty Report Card 2011
1989-2009 Download 696.25 KB11 pages Since 1999, Nova Scotia Child Poverty Report Cards have recorded changes in child poverty rates to track progress on the…
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