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Canada’s silent crisis

Canada’s silent crisis

Sam Hammond

Teachers left waiting at the bargaining table

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)

Promises and perils of public-private partnerships

Promises and perils of public-private partnerships

Sue Winton
Occupational mental health: Wellness apps won’t cut it

Occupational mental health: Wellness apps won’t cut it

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

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

Diane Meaghan / Howard A. Doughty
“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

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

Unsubscribing from neutrality: The On Canada Project

Unsubscribing from neutrality: The On Canada Project

Samanta Krishnapillai

An interview with founder and editor-in-chief Samanta Krishnapillai.

“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.

Not Immune: The neoliberal trajectory of public education reform in Nova Scotia

Not Immune: The neoliberal trajectory of public education reform in Nova Scotia

Angela Gillis / Molly Hurd

Attacking public education isn't just an American phenomenon—it's happening in Nova Scotia right now.