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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.

School grounds turned battlegrounds: War, conflict and peace education

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

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

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

Costly Gambles

Who loses from a commodified university education?

Was Canada’s Online News Act compromise a last-minute win or a failure?

Just before Bill C-18 came into effect, the Canadian government announced a compromise with Google—but not Meta. How did we get here?

Saskatchewan teachers’ strike is a fight over the future of public education

The government is trying to implement a neoliberal model, and the teachers’ fight is for an expanded public role

The Online News Act could have used a different model for bargaining

How did the Canadian government land on the news media compensation model it decided on for Bill C-18?

Canada is cutting international student visas—and that’s bad policy

Dramatically reducing the number of students admitted to Canada won’t solve the housing crisis—but it will hurt post-secondary institutions and all students

Online News Act: Canada’s Big Tech regulation was inspired by other countries

From Australia to France, countries around the world are trying to rebalance the relationship between news outlets and digital platforms

Caps and compromises collide at COP28

Shift Storm newsletter—December 2023 edition

Parliament is back in session. What’s on the agenda?

With an election looming on the horizon, might we be nearing the end of the Liberal-NDP agreement?

What would a second Trump presidency mean for Canada-US relations?

While the government publicly frets over a possible second Trump presidency, the last thing we need is another appeasement strategy.

A paradox in COVID-19 pandemic recovery

Women hotel workers in B.C. share their experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic