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The fossil fuel industry’s deep reach into higher education

In order for universities to respond to the climate crisis, they need to fully cut ties with fossil fuel companies—as they did in the past with Big Tobacco.

A seat at the table: Pushing back on discord and division

Alberta’s right-wing populism is taking aim at vulnerable groups. And that’s dangerous.

Upholding our moral compass

Why now is the time to talk about Palestine in schools

Colonialism, racism and the IHRA

The primary goal of the IHRA is a mechanism to suppress advocacy for Palestinian rights.

From South Africa to Palestine

Trajectories of resistance

Editorial

Risk and resolve: A litmus test for collective humanity

Anti-Palestinian racism in Canadian schools and what we can do about it

Educators have an important role to play in challenging widespread erasure of Palestinian identity and anti-Palestinian racism

From battleground to common ground

It's time we stop treating vulnerable kids as pawns in a culture war.

Despite the overblown AI hype, we’re not ready for what comes next

The initial generative AI hype may have been overblown, but we have a lot of work to do to prepare for what comes next.

Whack-a-moles and hydra: Searching for a new privatization metaphor in education

The way we talk about privatization matters. Our language should reflect both the moment we're in, and what we're working towards.

Costly Gambles

Who loses from a commodified university education?

Will Saskatchewan Fund the Future of its Universities?

The prairie province has a choice to make—will it invest in post-secondary education, or get left behind?

Connect the dots: School boards, democracy, and human rights

Democratic school boards could serve as a bulwark against far right attacks on education

School grounds turned battlegrounds: War, conflict and peace education

Schools can—and should—be places where students learn how to implement peace and justice