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Equity, Opinion, School Community, TeachingEdwire

The Multi-Faith Secular: Changing the Discourse on Religious Accommodation in Schools

To create spiritually inclusive schools, we will need to create a set of ground rules about spirituality in public education settings and by extension, public society

by: Nadir Shirazi

EdTech & Design, Engagement, Equity, Opinion, Promising Practices, School CommunityEdwire

Equity of Output Must Become the Next ‘21st Century’ Objective

It’s about developing a deeper sense of commitment to finally move the discussions and debates to more pragmatic realities.

by: Ron Canuel

Assessment, Engagement, Equity, Opinion, PolicyEdwire

PCAP 2010 – Are we asking the right questions?

PCAP, just like PISA, doesn’t take approaches to learning, student engagement, and teaching environments into account in comparing provinces.

by: Ron Canuel

Assessment, EdTech & Design, Equity, OpinionEdwire

Ways and Means

Income inequality most assuredly goes to the heart of the equity-in-education issue

by: Peter H. Hennessy

Equity, Opinion, Policy, School CommunityEdwire

Building a Better Sense of the Equity Picture

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

by: Barbara McKenna

Equity, Leadership, Opinion, School CommunityEdwire

Cdn EdWire – French Immersion Program Review in New Brunswick – Part Deux

Angst-filled consultation awaits a province still bruised by the great 2008 immersion debate. For some, the upcoming task force headed by two former education ministers comes too little too late.

by: Max Cooke

Equity, Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices, School CommunityEdwire

Cdn EdWire: With Students Back in Classrooms, Education Media Kicks into High Gear

A barrage of quality coverage on classrooms, teaching, and equity issues compete for space alongside updates on the B.C. teacher labour dispute and education policy promises from the Ontario campaign trail.

by: Max Cooke

EdTech & Design, Equity, Opinion, PolicyEdwire

Alberta Responds to Inclusive Education Framework

by: Michael Sefcik

Assessment, Equity, Opinion, PolicyEdwire

Equity: After the Poetry Comes the Prose

by: Bruce Beairsto

Equity, Leadership, Opinion, School CommunityEdwire

“Hello Equity, we’d like to introduce you to Accountability”

If real change and equity are the goal, we must treat education in a similar way to how we treat medicine

by: Jeff Kugler

EdTech & Design, Equity, Opinion, PolicyEdwire

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, PolicyEdwire

Equity: The Tarnish on the Golden Rule

by: Bruce Beairsto

Equity, Leadership, Opinion, PathwaysEdwire

Equity Begins with Education

A different approach is required to increase postsecondary participation rates, as money alone will not work

by: Harvey Weingarten