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Citizenship education: It’s about more than the curriculum
It’s been a few months since I defended my dissertation on provincial public education policies in Canada (particularly in relation to students and citizenship) and I’ve had some time to both (not) think about, and reflect on my research with a little bit of distance.
Unearth this buried treasure: adult education in Manitoba
When she was 34 years old and a single mother of four living on social assistance in a large public housing complex in Winnipeg’s North End, Aja Oliver saw a sign at a community centre for an Adult Learning Centre. She had not finished high school, had struggled, as did everyone in her family, with the many complexities of life in poverty, and was fed up with being on social assistance. She ventured in. Her life has not been the same since.
Our Schools/Our Selves – Summer/Fall 2022
Imbalance Sheet: What we lose when we privatize public education This summer issue of Our Schools/Our Selves focuses on how the privatization of our public schools has…
Online learning means classroom cuts—no matter what students do
Four years of austerity has weakened Ontario’s public education system. COVID-19 and online learning deepen educational inequalities.
Interactive: Game Changer
Are child care fees set to decline by 50% where you live?
Changer les règles du jeu
Les provinces et les territoires atteindront-ils les nouveaux objectifs fédéraux en matière de frais de garde d’enfants? Frais de garde d’enfants au Canada 2021 Download…
Child care fees on track to drop substantially in 2022 in most big cities, but not all are projected to meet targets: report
OTTAWA—Child care fees Canada-wide are on track to drop quickly for the rest of 2022, but differences in how provinces and territories plan to meet…
Game Changer
Will provinces and territories meet the new federal child care fee targets? Canadian child care fees 2021 Download 1.45 MB 60 pages Are child care…
Ontario school board funding fell by $800 per student over four years: CCPA
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO—Ministry of Education funding for Ontario’s 72 school boards fell by an average of $800 per student from 2017-18 to…
The straight answer: Education funding in Ontario has dropped since 2018
A strong public education system that allows all children to recover from these difficult years is possible
Fast Facts: Adult Education Creates Lasting Solutions
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 13, 2022
Budget 2022: Some progress, but no need for panic at the country club
Our analysis of the 2022 federal budget
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