Tag Archives: Education and Human Development

Ontario’s Knowledge Economy: The Economic Impact of Post-Secondary Education

Posted on 02. Dec, 2009 by Christopher.

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The Ontario government must set targets for attracting more low-income, disabled, rural and aboriginal students to higher learning in order to fight poverty and boost the province’s economic recovery.

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Boys Adrift: Engaging Boys in Learning

Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by Christopher.

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Join the TDSB for evening Town Hall presentations by Dr. Leonard Sax, the founder of the National Association for Single Sex Public Education, on November 24th and 26th.

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Save the Date: Toronto – A City Fit for Children

Posted on 13. Nov, 2009 by Christopher.

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Middle Childhood Matters Coalition Toronto is hosting a one day interactive forum with leading Canadian researchers and dynamic speakers in the field of middle childhood.

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Concerns over Bill 177

Posted on 29. Oct, 2009 by Christopher.

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Bill 177 has the potential to have serious implications for Ontario’s existing educational system by granting unprecedented power to the Provincial Government that could undermine the responsibilities and roles of local school boards and their democratically elected trustees.

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Hubs not hulks: is there a practical alternative to school closings?

Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by Christopher.

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Interest is growing in the potential role of schools as community hubs and socially progressive feature of both urban planning and education. View report and powerpoint from the recent SPT Research Forum.

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Ontario Ombudsman Calls on Government to Better Protect Students

Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Christopher.

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Ontario Ombudsman André Marin urged the province’s Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities to get tougher on unscrupulous private career colleges in the report Too Cool for School.

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