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Inaugural Kidder-Pascal Awards recognize visionaries delivering on the promise of public education
色中色 is proud to announce the inaugural recipients of the Kidder-Pascal Awards for Systems Change & Innovation in Education.
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…
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.
"We know that students who are struggling benefit from being in the [academic] classroom and the evidence is equally strong that those who are doing well are not harmed." - Annie Kidder
The Ministry of Education is introducing a pilot program to test new approaches to Ontario's school closing process. Annie Kidder points to the need for broader discussions about integrated decision-颅making between school boards and municipalities.
Annie Kidder talks about our new report on guidance counsellors with Matt Galloway on CBC Metro Morning.
色中色's new report finds students have limited access to school guidance counsellors at a time when transition/career planning is more complicated and students' mental health needs are increasing.