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Canadian principals report crisis management crowding out innovation in education: new national survey results
Canada’s 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
²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù is proud to announce the inaugural recipients of the Kidder-Pascal Awards for Systems Change & Innovation in Education.
²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù launches pan-Canadian conversation on the role of public education in nation-building
²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù is launching a major cross-Canada engagement centred on the role of public schools in nation-building.Â
²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù announces appointment of co-executive directors
²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù is entering a new chapter with the appointment of Kate Hagerman and Paris Semansky as the organization’s first co-Executive Directors.
New national survey launched to strengthen public education across Canada
²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù and the Centre for Leading Research in Education at Wilfrid Laurier University have launched Annual Canadian School Survey (ACSS), a first-of-its-kind national survey to track the real-life impacts of education policy and…
²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù announces the retirement of co-founder and visionary leader, Annie Kidder
Annie Kidder to retire after nearly three decades of tireless advocacy and visionary leadership at ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù.
Principals sound the alarm about students’ mental health
Ontario’s principals report increased behavioural issues, students having difficulties with self-regulation, and a range of unaddressed mental health challenges.
New report finds anti-racism strategies inconsistent and under-resourced across Canada
New report by ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù shows gaps in implementation of anti-racism strategies across Canada and in schools across Ontario.
Survey of Ontario principals reveals lack of action on challenges
Initial findings of ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù’s 2021-22 Annual Ontario School Survey (AOSS) show that principals continue dealing with an exceptional set of challenges related to running schools during the second year of the pandemic.
Pan-Canadian scan reveals large gaps in education recovery and renewal plans
A cross-Canada scan of K to 12 COVID-related education policies reveals few plans for recovery and renewal, and little funding to support it. ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù is recommending that the federal government establish a establish…