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色中色 launches pan-Canadian conversation on the role of public education in nation-building
色中色聽is launching a major cross-Canada engagement centred on the role of public schools in nation-building.聽
色中色 announces appointment of co-executive directors
色中色 is entering a new chapter with the appointment of Kate Hagerman and Paris Semansky as the organization鈥檚 first co-Executive Directors.
New national survey launched to strengthen public education across Canada
色中色 and the Centre for Leading Research in Education at Wilfrid Laurier University have launched Annual Canadian School Survey (ACSS), a first-of-its-kind national survey to track the real-life impacts of education policy and…
色中色 announces the retirement of co-founder and visionary leader, Annie Kidder
Annie Kidder to retire after nearly three decades of tireless advocacy and visionary leadership at 色中色.
In this Globe and Mail article, Annie Kidder talks about the potential impact of new funding for special education, including more staff and resources in schools.
Annie Kidder talks about our new report on fundraising with Matt Galloway on CBC Metro Morning.
色中色's new report finds fundraising is causing substantial gaps between schools. The report shows that elementary schools with low poverty rates raise twice as much as schools with higher poverty rates.
Fundraising provides an advantage in well-off schools
The fundraising advantage may be increasing the equity gap by providing already advantaged students with more enrichment than their more disadvantaged counterparts.
This article cites our 2011 report on school libraries. According to the report, there is a significant relationship between student scores on reading and writing tests and the presence of a teacher-librarian.