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“Getting it done” Ontario’s agenda for college education

“Getting it done” Ontario’s agenda for college education

Diane Meaghan / Howard A. Doughty
Occupational mental health: Wellness apps won’t cut it

Occupational mental health: Wellness apps won’t cut it

Ishani Weera
Promises and perils of public-private partnerships

Promises and perils of public-private partnerships

Sue Winton
Leaps and bounds

Leaps and bounds

Noreen Cauley-Le Fevre / Codie Fortin Lalonde

Understanding the Carleton University Contract Instructors and Teaching Assistants’ strike (spring 2023)

Canada’s silent crisis

Canada’s silent crisis

Sam Hammond

Teachers left waiting at the bargaining table

Democracy and citizenship education: What’s missing?

Democracy and citizenship education: What’s missing?

Sheila Stevens
Monitoring the situation

Monitoring the situation

Chantal Mancini

CCPA materials illuminate lessons on inequality

“Parental choice” is a dog-whistle—let’s recognize it as such

“Parental choice” is a dog-whistle—let’s recognize it as such

Erika Shaker

It’s less about choice, and more about privilege, privatization, populism, and patriarchy

Populism, Polarization and Privatization in Alberta Education

Populism, Polarization and Privatization in Alberta Education

Heather Ganshorn

Alberta's government has been making moves towards privatizing education—are communities ready to stop it?

Fighting moral panics around inclusive schooling

Fighting moral panics around inclusive schooling

Codie Fortin Lalonde

Schools can be places where children learn, grow, and thrive – but they should be places where every child can learn, grow, and thrive regardless of their identity or ability.

Making fact-checking a habit with Break the Fake

Making fact-checking a habit with Break the Fake

Matthew Johnson

It usually takes less than a minute to verify that what we're reading isn't misinformation.

Alberta's social studies curriculum pushes religious exceptionalism

Alberta's social studies curriculum pushes religious exceptionalism

Margie Patrick

The authors of the curriculum made choices that favour Christianity over other religions, and minimize the historical impact of non-Christians in Alberta.

Through the Smoke: Advocacy for Safe and Inclusive Alberta School Communities

Through the Smoke: Advocacy for Safe and Inclusive Alberta School Communities

Sarrah Johnstone

LGBTQ+ students in Alberta schools deserve welcoming environments. To create that, we need policy.

A public vs. private battle is brewing in Saskatchewan education

A public vs. private battle is brewing in Saskatchewan education

Gregory Beatty

Religious education in Saskatchewan is leading a charge against public education. Can communities fight back?

In education, does more choice actually equal more freedom?

In education, does more choice actually equal more freedom?

Bárbara Silva

Time to take a red pen to this equation and correct it accordingly, so that accessibility can be reintroduced into the equation.

“Yes, I remember it well.” Collective memory, comfortable narratives and Canadian whiteness.

“Yes, I remember it well.” Collective memory, comfortable narratives and Canadian whiteness.

Mark Currie

Canadian education must be actively anti-racist.