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Creative thinking on school closings
TheStar.com – Opinion/Editorial – Creative thinking on school closings
August 10, 2009.
People don’t like to see a school close in their community. But to ensure high quality education for students in this era of declining enrolment, some schools must.
Over the last seven years, 90,000 fewer children have enroled in Ontario public schools, and the trend is continuing with 56,000 fewer students expected over the next four years. That is the equivalent of hundreds of empty schools across the province.
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Atleo sets an example for Indian education reform
TheGlobeandMail.com – Opinions – Atleo sets an example for Indian education reform: The challenge is how to lift on-reserve learning and outcomes
Jul. 28, 2009. Jeffrey Simpson
Shawn Atleo, the new head of the Assembly of First Nations, made improvement in Indian education one of his campaign priorities.
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A real-estate guide to incarceration: Mapping where inmates come from…
TheStar.com – Crime – A real-estate guide to incarceration: Mapping where inmates come from is no easy task in Canada. But a Star analysis of jail sentences reveals high-price neighbourhoods in the GTA and provides a street-level look at the costs of crime
July 18, 2009. Jim Rankin, STAFF REPORTER
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Autism and schools
TheStar.com – Opinion/Editorial – Autism and schools
July 06, 2009
There are more autistic children on a waiting list to get government-funded therapy than there are children actually receiving the one-on-one help.
The latest provincial government statistics show 1,306 children are getting intensive behavioural intervention (IBI), while 1,513 are waiting for it. Another 389 kids are waiting to be assessed so they can qualify for therapy – and earn a spot on the waiting list.
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This Business of Kids Inc.: You don’t know just how rich the returns to investments in children are
TheGlobeandMail.com – Opinions – This Business of Kids Inc.: You don’t know just how rich the returns to investments in children are
Jun. 30, 200. Daniel Trefler
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The payback on early learning makes it a dollars and sense proposition
TheGlobeandMail.com – Web-exclusive commentary – The payback on early learning makes it a dollars and sense proposition: The return on investment in early childhood programs has been pegged at 8:1, compared to a 3:1 return for primary and secondary education
Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2009. Don Drummond and Veronica Lacey
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Early learning makes business sense
TheStar.com – Opinion – Early learning makes business sense
June 22, 2009. Carol Goar
There was a time when early childhood education was a fancy name for daycare. Women knew they couldn’t convince politicians to support working mothers, so they made the case that investing in children was good public policy.
Then science caught up to semantics.
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Early learning is the path to prosperity
TheGlobeandMail.com – Web-exclusive commentary – Early learning is the path to prosperity: As a small nation, our ability to compete hinges on skill and innovation. That starts with early-childhood education
Friday, Jun. 19, 2009. Margaret Norrie McCain and Paul Martin
Charles Pascal’s report to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, which contains recommendations that lay the foundation for a universal prenatal-to-age-12 child-and-family system, truly sets a new benchmark for Canada.
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TDSB on board with full-day early learning
TheStar.com – Opinion/letter – TDSB on board with full-day early learning
June 17, 2009
We wholeheartedly support the findings of Dr. Charles Pascal’s report, With Our Best Future in Mind.
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Get the fees out of high schools
TheStar.com – Opinion – Get the fees out of high schools
June 16, 2009. Jonathan Scott, Director of policy for the Ontario Student Trustees’ Association
It’s the hidden costs that kill. We work so hard to find the deal, finding the best and the cheapest cellphone, only to learn about the system-access fee. We invest in education, making it the best and the cheapest, only to learn about student-activity fees.
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