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Saskatchewan picks another fight with teachers over standardized tests
Last year, the Saskatchewan party government made the ill-advised decision to go after teachers. From bad-faith bargaining through billboards to the roundly condemned attacks on…
The fossil fuel industry’s deep reach into higher education
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Here’s a dime, get lost: Ontario’s message to universities and colleges
It’s one of the oldest plays in the right-wing playbook.
Canada is cutting international student visas—and that’s bad policy
On Monday January 22, 2024 Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller announced several major changes to the federal international student program. Amongst these…
New CCPA report calls for doubling of provincial funding to Ontario universities
TORONTO — The government of Ontario should double its funding to public universities in the province, a new report from the Ontario office of the Canadian…
Parliament is resuming. What should progressives be watching for?
Now that the summer break is over, the federal government is back in session amidst a cost-of-living crisis.
AFB 2024: Post-secondary education
Alternative Federal Budget: what the federal government could achieve on post-secondary education
“Getting it done” Ontario’s agenda for college education
Faculty morale plummeted partly due to the adoption of a managerial model that resisted academic freedom and administration/faculty co-determination and partly because of a lack…
Student debt relief would be a win for working class Canadians
Despite bad-faith arguments from opponents, the data makes clear that debt-holders are poorer than the average
Student debt is a gateway to lifelong financial instability
The structure of student debt forces debt-holders into precarious financial positions early in life—and its difficult to get out
When it comes to higher education costs, tuition is just the tip of the iceberg
Making postsecondary education affordable means more than reducing fees
Student debt is out of control in Canada
The history of student debt in Canada paints a dire picture of a worsening situation for students and graduates. It’s time governments take it seriously.
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