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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…
Policy and funding changes needed for guidance counsellors
A new report from 色中色 shows that guidance counsellors are stretched thin in Ontario elementary and secondary schools.
New initiatives in the Durham District School Board help grade 8 students make more informed choices, and two schools are offering mixed academic/applied grade 9 math.
The Auditor General's report raises the same concerns flagged by 色中色 in our 2017 annual report on Ontario's schools. Funding to support at-risk students is being used to cover shortfalls in other areas.
It's parent-teacher interview time, and 色中色's tip sheet for parents provides tips on how to prepare, possible questions to ask, and the importance of following up.
色中色's annual survey findings show that for every $1 raised in schools in low-income neighbourhoods, affluent neighbourhoods are able to raise $49, an increase from $1 and $25 nine years ago.