Assessment, Curriculum, Diversity, EdCan Network, Opinion, Policy, Promising Practices

Placing Value on Citizenship Education in a Dog-Eat-Dog World

Confront barriers to change by educating active citizens for a democratic society

by: Peter H. Hennessy

Leadership, Opinion, Policy

Cdn EdWire – Inclusion and cyberbullying debated in the Maritimes

From inclusion programs in New Brunswick referred to as ‘extreme’ to contentious school closures and new cyberbulling laws in Nova Scotia, there’s lots of education news from the East Coast.

by: Max Cooke

Leadership, Opinion, Policy, School Community, Teaching

Cdn EdWire – Short Term Labour Peace for Long Term Labour Strife?

The pundits and educators are mulling over the long term bargaining table ramifications from teacher labour deals struck in Ontario and B.C.

by: Max Cooke

Assessment, Equity, Opinion, Policy

Equity: After the Poetry Comes the Prose

by: Bruce Beairsto

Opinion, Policy, Teaching

Deep Breaths

Our teachers shape and define the lives that our children will lead and we must heed their voices; just as we must heed the voices of those who populate, fund and direct our schools.

by: Brian Harrison

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Policy, Promising Practices

Shift This

Lately there is a whole lot of shift going on...

by: Brooke Moore

Assessment, Opinion, Policy, Promising Practices

“Reforming Education”

Like termites in the woodwork, reform cannot be easily stopped.

by: Peter H. Hennessy

EdCan Network, Opinion, Policy, Promising Practices, School Community, Teaching

Education Canada’s Summer 2010 Edition is Now Available

by: Michael Sefcik

Opinion, Pathways, Policy, Teaching

Getting No Respect: Teacher Education Programs

by: John J C Myers

EdTech & Design, Equity, Opinion, Policy

Putting a Sustained Focus on Equity in Education

CEA’s Focus on Equity Campaign will share diverse perspectives to advance our thinking on the challenge of ensuring that all learners have equitable opportunities

by: Max Cooke

Equity, Opinion, Policy, School Community

Building a Better Sense of the Equity Picture

Equity Information Resources from the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE)

by: Barbara McKenna

Curriculum, Engagement, Opinion, Policy, Promising Practices, School Community

The Education Reform Movement (Part 2)

Running the Obstacle Course

by: Peter H. Hennessy

Opinion, Policy, School Community

Canadian EdWire – All’s Not So Quiet on the Education Front

Special-needs integration guidelines unveiled in Quebec, flare-ups involving religious accommodation, cheating, and school closures.

by: Max Cooke

Curriculum, Equity, Opinion, Policy, School Community

Schooling for Democracy

by: Peter H. Hennessy

Equity, Opinion, Pathways, Policy, School Community

Yes, we can eradicate child and family poverty!

To start, we need a federal action plan that involves the provinces, territories, Aboriginal governments, the community sector, the private sector, and people living in poverty

by: Laurel Rothman

Engagement, Opinion, Pathways, Policy, School Community

Let’s get serious about community-based education

by: Peter H. Hennessy

Equity, Leadership, Opinion, Policy

An equity lens beyond the traditional approaches

Having educators understand that equity is about inclusion, not exclusion, is a critical step in garnering the "WILL" to take the necessary actions needed

by: Yaw Obeng

Assessment, EdCan Network, EdTech & Design, Equity, Opinion, Policy

Restoring Our Schools: The Quest for Equity in the United States

Why the gap between the U.S. and high-achieving nations like Canada is growing

by: Linda Darling-Hammond

Equity, Leadership, Opinion, Policy, School Community

Much-needed specialized school programs that build equity must expand

Toronto’s Triangle Program, Model Schools, and Africentric schools cannot be dismissed as ‘band-aid solutions’

by: John Campey