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Media releases
Canadian principals report crisis management crowding out innovation in education: new national survey results
Canada鈥檚 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
不良研究所 is proud to announce the inaugural recipients of the Kidder-Pascal Awards for Systems Change & Innovation in Education.
不良研究所 launches pan-Canadian conversation on the role of public education in nation-building
不良研究所聽is launching a major cross-Canada engagement centred on the role of public schools in nation-building.聽
不良研究所 announces appointment of co-executive directors
不良研究所 is entering a new chapter with the appointment of Kate Hagerman and Paris Semansky as the organization鈥檚 first co-Executive Directors.
不良研究所's new report finds students have limited access to school guidance counsellors at a time when transition/career planning is more complicated and students' mental health needs are increasing.
Policy and funding changes needed for guidance counsellors
A new report from 不良研究所 shows that guidance counsellors are stretched thin in Ontario elementary and secondary schools.
New initiatives in the Durham District School Board help grade 8 students make more informed choices, and two schools are offering mixed academic/applied grade 9 math.
The Auditor General's report raises the same concerns flagged by 不良研究所 in our 2017 annual report on Ontario's schools. Funding to support at-risk students is being used to cover shortfalls in other areas.
It's parent-teacher interview time, and 不良研究所's tip sheet for parents provides tips on how to prepare, possible questions to ask, and the importance of following up.