Governments and universities have failed to prepare for an increase in housing demand amid planned enrolment growth in higher education and a crisis driven by treating housing as an investment.
Educators stereotype Black students in subtle ways.
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Researchers found that students are being judged by their race and gender, not how well they do math.
The cost of assessment prevents some students, who self-identify as having a disability, from pursuing an assessment and diagnosis that would allow them to claim formal accommodations.
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A survey of disabled students found that some university accommodations they value became more widespread in the pandemic, like flexible course deadlines.
A new study found that graduates of publicly funded schools were more likely to disagree with statements such as ‘discrimination is no longer a major problem.’
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A study finds that graduates who attended publicly funded schools were more likely to have open intercultural orientations than those who attended private schools.
There are many reasons why students miss school or struggle with engagement.
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Punishing attendance problems fails to address the issues facing students, from family responsibilities to barriers related to racism or inadequate support for disabilities.
School trustees play an important role in shaping education, yet during election time voters often have little awareness of trustee candidates.
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According to the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, far-right groups have been trying to stack school boards with candidates harbouring anti-equity ideologies.
An Australian-first study found 16% of surveyed staff at one university experienced food insecurity over the past 12 months.
Overhauling approaches to student participation in university governance is one way universities can help revitalize the democracy we want.
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Universities should look to democratic innovations seen in society like ‘mini publics’ where citizens deliberate about critical issues in representative forums.
Ontario’s elementary and secondary school curricula now include coding, a most basic aspect of learning programming.
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Teaching computer programming to youth can prepare them for the future job market, promote equity in tech professions and develop students’ computational thinking skills.
Who is determining children’s capacity to decide whether or not to wear a mask and what’s at stake in their decision?
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A lawsuit against police and school officials for how they responded to the kindergartner has been settled, but deeper systemic issues remain.
Race, class and gender can not only impact the education that students receive, but also the punishments they receive.
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Universities must help this cohort of students transition into higher education.
Microcredentials are short, modular programs or courses that focus on developing skills and competencies to help students enter the labour market quickly.
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Recognizing and accrediting students’ prior learning and competencies is one way universities can tweak business-as-usual approaches.
Many young adults with chronic health conditions transition to post-secondary school at or around the same time they are transitioning from pediatric to adult health care.
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Calls for tougher laws against assaults on teachers have been thwarted by efforts to keep kids in school.
Parents protested a new anti-racism policy at an Ontario school board saying their children could ‘internalize shame and guilt because they’re white.’
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Recently, specious claims against critical race theory have been showing up in Canada. School boards are being questioned about their anti-racism policies and the teaching of CRT to students.