Tag Archives: Education and Human Development
Ontario’s Knowledge Economy: The Economic Impact of Post-Secondary Education
Posted on 02. Dec, 2009 by Christopher.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Community News
- Federal Town Hall Forum and Homeless Memorial
DATE: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
TIME: 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm.
PLACE: Church of the Holy Trinity (just west of the Eaton Centre between Dundas and Queen Street).While Parliament is prorogued until March 3, it is vital that individuals and community organizations come together to talk about the experiences and needs in neighbourhoods and communities, and to put forward the expectations we have of our Federal government and political parties to meet these needs.
- New WCI Report: Putting Equity on the Agenda
The Welcoming Communities Initiative has released a new report titled Putting Equity on the Agenda: Are We Being Heard? that relates the findings from a year’s study and reflection in York Region by the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians. [PDF Format]
- In From the Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness
A major Senate report tabled today is declaring that Canada’s system for lifting people out of poverty is substantially broken and must be overhauled.
Recent Reports
- Pre-Budget Submission to Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
- Creating a Bold, Sustainable, Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy for All Ontarians
- Hard Hit: Toronto
- Hard Hit: The Impact of the Economic Downturn on Nonprofit Community Social Services in Ontario
- Supporting Canadians in Tough Times – Federal Budget Submission 2009
- Toronto’s Social Landscape
- 2009 SPACE Report: Progress and Pitfalls
