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Inaugural Kidder-Pascal Awards recognize visionaries delivering on the promise of public education
É«ÖÐÉ« is proud to announce the inaugural recipients of the Kidder-Pascal Awards for Systems Change & Innovation in Education.
É«ÖÐÉ« launches pan-Canadian conversation on the role of public education in nation-building
É«ÖÐɫ is launching a major cross-Canada engagement centred on the role of public schools in nation-building.Â
É«ÖÐÉ« announces appointment of co-executive directors
É«ÖÐÉ« is entering a new chapter with the appointment of Kate Hagerman and Paris Semansky as the organization’s first co-Executive Directors.
New national survey launched to strengthen public education across Canada
É«ÖÐÉ« 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…
Why Don’t We Care More About the Humans Who Work in Schools?
More than a quarter of Ontario’s schools experience teacher shortages every day, and nearly half experience daily shortages for educational assistants.Â
É«ÖÐÉ« launches bold new five-year initiative: The Education Promise
TORONTO – At a time of financial instability and global uncertainty, É«ÖÐÉ« is launching The Education Promise, a bold new five-year, pan-Canadian initiative grounded in the belief that public education is one of…
Why Don’t We Care More About the Humans Who Work in Schools?
More than a quarter of Ontario’s schools experience teacher shortages every day, and nearly half experience daily shortages for educational assistants.Â
How to Drive Change in Canadian Public Education
What is a long-term, sustainable solution to the many crises facing Canada and the world today? In a new op-ed, Annie Kidder, says the answer lies in a rejuvenation of our public education system.
BC is moving to a system without letter or number grades
BC is moving to a new reporting system for kindergarten to grade 9 students which will focus on core competencies instead of letter or number grades.
Principals sound the alarm about students’ mental health
Ontario’s principals report increased behavioural issues, students having difficulties with self-regulation, and a range of unaddressed mental health challenges.