The Defunding of Public Education
In a comprehensive report on Ontario’s education funding for ETFO this month economist Hugh Mackenzie has produced a revealing and very readable testament to the critical importance of the Campaign for Public Education founded in Toronto in 2002. “September 22, 2017 marks the […]
Public Ed Facts
For the latest Canadian education research and policy news. TOPICS Assessment (2) Curriculum (1) EdTech & Design (2) Engagement (2) Equity (2) Indigenous Learning (1) Promising Practices (5) Research (2) School Community (6) Teaching (8) Well-being (3) APPLY AUTHORS Select an authorSelectAaron AkuneAaron AkuneAdam de PencierAdam de PencierAdam William John DaviesAdam William John DaviesAerin GuyAerin GuyAileen HunterAileen HunterAlain GauthierAlain GauthierAlain LabergeAlain LabergeAlan SearsAlan SearsAlayne PowerAlayne PowerAlex […]
School Closures put Communities at Risk
In Ontario, over 2,000 schools have been permanently shuttered since 1990. Right now, 600 schools are under review for potential closure; 500 of these schools are located in rural communities and small towns. This is an important and high-profile issue for small towns and rural communities that are already stressed by the local impacts of a […]
Racialized youth face barriers
High school graduation season was marked by a good news story this year. Ontario’s province-wide graduation rate reached an all-time high, with nearly 80 per cent of students finishing high school in four years. But while there’s reason to celebrate, that number also belies a persistent and troubling reality. Kids from minority groups, and Black […]
Education Charter – a vision for Ontario
To ensure a healthy democracy we as a society need an educated electorate. A quality public education is the right of every Ontarian. To ensure that all residents of Ontario receive a quality public education that meets their individual needs and serve them well in later life, the following are essential: Funding of school boards […]
anti-black racism in schools
For Black students to succeed, the entire school system may have to be brought to a grinding halt and redesigned from the bottom up BY NEIL PRICE Over the past six months, I’ve been working on a research project focused on improving literacy in the Kingston-Galloway-Orton Park (KGO) community of Scarborough. It’s a community that media […]
The class divide
The TDSB has its “have” and “have not” schools. But compared with fundraising among its GTA counterparts, the Toronto board is a pauper. Its average of $118 per elementary student in school-generated funds was the lowest of the 10 English-language boards in the Greater Toronto Area, according to 2012-13 data obtained by the Star through […]
Ministry releases disrepair data for ALL schools
The parent run group, Fix Our Schools has been calling for transparency on this information so commends the Ministry of Education for releasing data about disrepair for every single school in the province. This is an important next step in ensuring all citizens realize the level of disrepair that exists in Ontario’s publicly funded schools. Public acknowledgement of […]
A Tale of 4 Schools
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