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Ontario faculty alarmed by proposal to overhaul university funding in provincial budget
Monday, April 15th, 2019
The government’s proposal is especially alarming as it promises to tie university funding to 10 unannounced metrics and ignores the reality that Ontario’s universities already receive the lowest per-student funding in Canada… “The government should be helping to create good jobs for faculty forced to work short-term precarious contracts and support students by reversing their decision to cut OSAP grants and attack student democracy.”
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“Revolutionary” new funding to shake up Ontario’s colleges and universities
Saturday, April 13th, 2019
Performance funding is popular in the United States, where about 29 states used it last year… The primary motivation was to increase graduation rates, the report said. “Colleges would readily accept state funding based on ‘seats in the classroom,’ but faced no consequences if students failed or withdrew from the class or dropped out completely.” … while research is mixed, performance funding generally has not improved graduation rates… performance funding can also have unintended consequences.
Tags: budget, economy, ideology
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Think tanks fill an important niche within Canada’s public policy landscape
Thursday, April 11th, 2019
It is difficult to define think tanks because no two are alike in terms of mission, scope or funding… “One thing all of them share at their core is an ongoing commitment to producing timely and policy-relevant research… What distinguishes and defines them is their sources and levels of funding” … “Non-urgent public policy thinking has been thinned out over time through government cutbacks, and the redeployment of public servants more towards keeping the government running and dealing with daily issues…
Tags: economy, ideology, Indigenous, participation
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Mandatory e-learning announced by Ford government comes under fire from NDP
Tuesday, March 26th, 2019
“this is not about 21st century learning, this is not about technology; this is about making students take courses online that are now mandatory… This is about removing 10,000 teachers from our classrooms.”… student leaders have already asked the province to back off on making such credits necessary for graduation.
Tags: budget, ideology, participation, youth
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Mandatory online courses in Ontario high schools raise concerns for educators
Sunday, March 24th, 2019
In a massive shift to digital coursework, Ontario will soon require high school students to earn four online credits before they graduate — a first in North America. But with few details about the move, which begins in 2020-21, critics are questioning the rapid push to so much virtual learning so soon… “Although e-learning classes provide a modernized learning experience for students, these courses are not a good fit for everyone,”
Tags: ideology, participation, youth
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Budget 2019 promotes skills, scholarships and Indigenous student access
Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
… the federal Liberals tabled a budget on March 19 focused on skills, employment and youth, along with other items related to affordable housing, pharmacare and seniors. The budget contains several key items for the postsecondary sector, including a target to create 84,000 new student work placements across the country by 2023… The government has pledged $328 million over five years targeted at First Nations communities through expansion of the Postsecondary Student Support Program…
Tags: budget, Indigenous, jurisdiction, participation
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Ontario to look into school exclusions of children with autism
Thursday, March 14th, 2019
… families with children in many parts of the country who have intellectual and developmental disabilities are increasingly being asked to pick up children early, start their school day later or keep them home for an indefinite period because of behavioural issues… the Ontario Autism Coalition, which advocates for families, have been calling on the government to hold public discussions on possible legislation and policy changes surrounding exclusions of special-needs students with behavioural issues.
Tags: disabilities, ideology, mental Health, participation, rights
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Ford government to boost school funding by $12,300 for every child with autism who enters the system
Monday, March 11th, 2019
“These supports will start, absolutely, immediately… We are making changes to school board funding so supports will be in place for this school year.” The government has come under considerable criticism from parents and school boards for the changes, which will see limited lifetime budgets for children with autism, which has led boards to anticipate an influx of students into the system when they lose their current level of therapy… Thompson said by 2021 all teachers in the public system will have training in autism spectrum disorder.
Tags: budget, child care, disabilities, featured, ideology, mental Health, participation, youth
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Editors Canada releases new guidelines for the ethical editing of students’ work
Wednesday, March 6th, 2019
In January, Editors Canada released its updated guidelines for the ethical editing of student work, which address editing written work at all levels of higher education. The guidelines are available as a free download on the Editors Canada website… students want to find legitimate resources to help them improve. “Most of them turn to illegitimate sources of support because they have no other option”
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Ontario government’s Student Choice Initiative apparently suggested by free speech clubs
Monday, February 25th, 2019
The Ontario government’s Student Choice Initiative (SCI), which gives students the option to opt out of certain incidental fees, was apparently suggested to the government by free speech clubs around Ontario, the concept having circulated for years within campus conservative communities… the Campus Conservatives’ position is in support of the opt-out option, citing it as a move that lets “people say what they want their money going to,” and one that may increase transparency in student union spending.
Tags: ideology, participation
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