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Ontario school system ranks among best in world, report says
Sunday, November 28th, 2010
Nov. 26, 2010
Ontario’s education system emerges as a model, and an example of prudent pedagogical spending, in a report prepared by the consulting firm McKinsey and Co… The report, entitled “How the World’s Most Improved School Systems Keep Getting Better,” looked at 20 school systems from across the globe that have achieved significant and sustained gains in student outcomes, as measured by national and international assessments, including those conducted by the OECD.
Tags: participation, standard of living
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Bringing smart people to Canada can only make us better
Thursday, November 18th, 2010
Nov. 18, 2010
Attracting super-smart foreign students isn’t bad news for our homegrown talent, despite what some say. There’s more than enough capacity in postgraduate programs to supply the demand from Canadian students, with room to spare… “We need an industrial strategy in Canada that creates high-quality innovation and research and development jobs”…
Tags: economy, immigration, standard of living
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Domestic and international students drive economic growth
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
Nov 16 2010
Particularly important to the province’s innovation capacity is the addition of 14,000 graduate spaces since 2005, bringing the total to 51,041 in 2009-2010. While much has been done, Ontario and Canada still lag behind in this regard — ranking 25th in PhDs per capita among nations in the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)… we do not generate enough advanced degree holders, particularly PhDs, to meet demand from business, government and academia. We need more domestic graduate students and we need to attract more from around the world.
Tags: economy, featured, globalization, multiculturalism, standard of living
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Ontario wins by attracting the best international students
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
Nov 16 2010
These 75 scholarships — each one providing $40,000 a year for up to four years, to be paid for by both the government and the universities — are substantial enough to attract really top talent to Canada… The key is knowledge — the only truly sustainable element in our world. Without knowledge, and especially without new, expanding, and creative knowledge, there can be no advances in innovation, nor in what follows from innovation: a vigorous economy and an improved quality of life. To nurture and increase knowledge, as the government clearly saw, graduate students are crucial.
Tags: economy, globalization, immigration, multiculturalism, standard of living
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How Ontario can become a world education leader
Saturday, November 13th, 2010
Nov 13 2010
A survey by People for Education, the group that keeps a parental eye on what really happens in our schools, reports that just 8 per cent of schools host the seamless learning and care program that was to accommodate the schedules of working families. Provincial directives discourage boards from operating beyond the traditional school year, leaving parents to cobble together alternative arrangements during school holidays and summer shutdowns.
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UVic shows there’s a better aboriginal way
Thursday, November 11th, 2010
Nov. 11, 2010
In 2005, the [University of Victoria] began a four-year pilot project aimed at improving aboriginal outcomes. It was hoped the program would entice more to finish their degrees and even go on to graduate school. The endeavour was dubbed Le,Nonet, a Coast Salish term for “success after many hardships.” Graduation rates among those in the program improved by 20 per cent… 73 per cent of the participants said the program helped them become a more integral part of the campus and gave them a better chance of succeeding.
Tags: Indigenous, participation, youth
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Foreign scholarships: Not a zero sum game
Monday, November 8th, 2010
Nov 08 2010
… Canadian universities are a growth industry and a key driver of the knowledge economy. There are 38,000 foreigners now paying their own way for a post-secondary education in Ontario — providing a $1 billion economic boost — and the province wants to increase that figure by 50 per cent in five years. The key is to raise the province’s profile abroad, where Canada has been lagging badly… The $30 million scholarship plan… will also serve as an overseas marketing tool and an investment in future tuition revenues and economic growth that will pay dividends for Ontario.
Tags: economy, globalization, multiculturalism, standard of living
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Universities change with the times
Friday, October 29th, 2010
Oct 29 2010
The Ontario government has implemented a goal of 70 per cent post-secondary attainment. During a time of budgetary constraint, small classes being taught by faculty who spend 40 per cent of their time teaching and the rest dedicated to research is no longer feasible. Already, universities throughout North America are resorting to part-time teachers… Now, more than ever, universities have a moral and social obligation to be directly engaged in social and economic development.
Tags: globalization, participation, standard of living, youth
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3 provinces get failing grade for special education: report
Thursday, October 28th, 2010
October 27, 2010
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who live in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia are at a dramatic educational disadvantage compared to their counterparts across the country, a national report card released Wednesday found… because school systems in those three provinces don’t recognize the disorder it encourages educators to believe that ADHD is not a legitimate disability… Without assistance for these children, it can become a “downward spiral”…
Tags: disabilities, participation, standard of living
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We can’t tolerate failing boys
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010
Oct. 22, 2010
In 1970, women made up just 38 per cent of Canada’s university undergraduates. Today, men make up roughly the same proportion. For men, it is 1970 in reverse… If women were still just 38 per cent of undergraduates, we wouldn’t tolerate it. If women were 64 per cent of high-school dropouts, we would be up in arms. Such poor achievement levels would damage society – all that lost productivity. And it would harm individuals – all that lost potential… Five key principles stand out in trying to reach the boys…
Tags: standard of living, youth
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