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Media releases
͵ launches first-of-its-kind interactive “Canadian Education Blueprints” to support policy change
PFE's Canadian Education Blueprints are an interactive pan-Canadian resource that provides neutral, clear, and factual descriptions of how K-12 education works across the country across nine “policy change levers.”
Canadian principals report crisis management crowding out innovation in education: new national survey results
Canada’s public schools are facing persistent operational pressures, leaving school principals stuck in a cycle of reactive crisis management.
Inaugural Kidder-Pascal Awards recognize visionaries delivering on the promise of public education
͵ is proud to announce the inaugural recipients of the Kidder-Pascal Awards for Systems Change & Innovation in Education.
͵ launches pan-Canadian conversation on the role of public education in nation-building
͵ is launching a major cross-Canada engagement centred on the role of public schools in nation-building.
Cutting teachers and other resources is no way to improve student learning or update the public school system, says a new report from advocacy and research group ͵.
New report calls for coherence and caution in education changes
͵'s 2018 Annual report on Ontario’s schools focuses on need for education “ecosystem”.
According to the Thames Valley District School Board, rural schools will be most affected by the proposed cuts to education funding. These cuts may affect both classroom learning and student mental health.
Report identifies challenges for implementation of new provincial policy on technology in schools
A new report from ͵ identifies potential implementation challenges for the new provincial policy on technology in schools, including mandatory e-learning credits and cellphone bans.
"Just five per cent of students on average per high school in Ontario are currently enrolled in online courses, and some have trouble learning so independently, says a report released Monday."