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How post-secondary institutions react after a sexual assault incident can impact campus safety. (Shutterstock)

October 2, 2023

Riskier times on campuses mean we need a tool for prevention and intervention of sexual assaults

Sandy Jung, MacEwan University and Jesmen Mendoza, Toronto Metropolitan University

A new community risk assessment tool allows post-secondary institutions to make evidence-based decisions about their policies and procedures.

Researchers examined 15 Ontario municipalities with a major university campus, and found only one (Waterloo) had adopted plans designed to accommodate student housing near the campus. Student-oriented housing under construction in Waterloo, Ont., in 2016. (Evelyn Hofmann)

September 11, 2023

Student housing crisis: Municipal bylaws have created roadblocks for decades

Alexander Wray, Western University and Nick Revington, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)

Local governments have far too often been let off the hook for approaches that discreetly limit where students may live.

In the Youth Participatory Action Research program, Black youth take action on issues affecting their lives alongside receptive adults willing to act to support their ideas. (Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for EDUimages)

September 5, 2023

Voices of Black youth remind adults in schools to listen — and act to empower them

Tanitiã Munroe, University of Toronto

A leadership program for Black youth sees students participate in research related to their communities and education to propose solutions to issues that affect their lives.

When four- and five-year-old children are provided with a full day of schooling, space is freed in child-care centres that is instantly filled by younger children. (Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for EDUimages)

August 28, 2023

Children’s early learning belongs in neighbourhood schools

David Philpott, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Access to schooling for four-year-olds is inconsistent across Canada. Families need to know children are immersed in high-quality early learning, and they shouldn’t be exhausted searching for it.

Many parents of shy children are likely to remark that their child has been this way for as long as they can remember. (Shutterstock)

August 23, 2023

What is shyness? How to support shy children through back-to-school transitions

Kristie Poole, Brock University

In many cases, shyness is not a cause for concern and may have associated benefits. Parents and caregivers can learn strategies to support shy children in making transitions.

The future of education is about more than technology. (Pexels/Emily Ranquist)

July 31, 2023

3 ways higher education can become more hopeful in the post-pandemic, post-AI era

Shandell Houlden, Royal Roads University and George Veletsianos, Royal Roads University

Adapting post-secondary education through technological, social and cultural shifts depends on paying attention to healthy connection, social justice and amplifying what’s now going well.

B.C. Premier David Eby signs a student’s cast as he visits a classroom to mark the opening of the new Bayview Community Elementary School, in Vancouver, B.C., April 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

August 2, 2023

Why B.C. has ended letter grades for younger students

Victor Brar, University of British Columbia

Parents need to directly hear from teachers and administrators via open houses or parent advisory councils to lift the fog of confusion and concern surrounding this change.

January 29, 2023

As students return to school, small-group tutoring can help those who are falling behind

Julie Sonnemann, Grattan Institute

A new report from the Grattan Institute calls for tutoring at school, in school hours to be rolled out across Australia.

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