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$90M going to summer job programs
TheStar.com – Ontario – $90M going to summer job programs: Help for youth in high-needs areas, but no action in budget on rising tuition fees
March 27, 2009. Tanya Talaga, Queen’s Park Bureau
Nearly 100,000 students searching for the often-elusive summer job will get a $90 million helping hand from the province.
Students looking for summer work will face particularly stiff competition this year, with Ontario’s unemployment rate sitting at 8.7 per cent and 300,000 jobs lost in manufacturing.
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Yes, these children can [overcome disadvantage]
TheGlobeandMail.com – Opinions – Yes, these children can
March 21, 2009. MARGARET WENTE
We Canadians like to congratulate ourselves that our society is less unequal than it is in the United States. Our schools are better, our income distribution is fairer, and our poverty is less entrenched.
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More voices on ‘Testing 1 2 3’ series
TheStar.com – Opinion/Letters – More voices on ‘Testing 1 2 3’ series
March 12, 2009
Re: Testing 1 2 3, March 5 to 7
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Status quo unacceptable for learning disabled
TheStar.com – Opinion/Letter – Status quo unacceptable for learning disabled
March 12, 2009
Re: Testing 1 2 3, March 5 to 7
Kudos to the Star and reporter Andrea Gordon for a comprehensive and extremely informative series on the barriers faced by parents and children with learning disabilities.
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A hand up – not a hand out [Pathways to Education]
TheGlobeandMail.com – Opinions – A hand up – not a hand out
March 10, 2009. MARGARET WENTE
Four years ago, I met a bright young kid named Mohammed Shafique, who lived in Regent Park, a low-income enclave in downtown Toronto. Historically, most kids from Regent Park dropped out of high school. But Mohammed was heading off to university. He belonged to the first class that had been nurtured through high school by a remarkable program called Pathways to Education. Without Pathways, he joked, “I’d probably be doing drugs.”
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Universities promised stimulus flexibility
TheGlobeandMail.com – National – Universities promised stimulus flexibility
March 10, 2009. LAGHI and ELIZABETH CHURCH AND OLIVER MOORE
OTTAWA, TORONTO and HALIFAX — Ottawa is promising to give Canada’s provinces and universities wide latitude in how to spend a $2-billion construction fund, tamping down concerns it is trying to control the cash for federal priorities.
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Ontario high school grad rate climbs to 77 per cent
TheStar.com – Ontario/ParentCentral.ca – Ontario high school grad rate climbs to 77 per cent
March 09, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario’s high school students are graduating at the highest levels ever seen.
According to Education Ministry figures released today, the province’s graduation rate rose to 77 per cent last year, equivalent to 115,500 students.
The graduation rate is up from 75 per cent in the 2006-07 school year, and 68 per cent in 2003-04.
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Educational assessment: Portrait of a learner [TESTING 1, 2, 3. Part 3 of a 3-part series]
TheStar.com – Education – Educational assessment: Portrait of a learner [TESTING 1, 2, 3. Part 3 of a 3-part series]
March 07, 2009. Andrea Gordon, Family Issues Reporter
Yesterday, we told the inside story of how a psycho-educational assessment of a student is done. It was an extraordinary look at a process usually cloaked in mystery. Today, 13-year-old Josh and his mother Linda (whose names we have changed to protect their privacy) get the test results – and, perhaps, a lifeline.
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Map of mind at work [TESTING 1, 2, 3. PART 2: Educational Assessment]
Map of mind at work TheStar.com – Education – Map of mind at work: Part 2 of a 3-part series
March 06, 2009. Andrea Gordon, Family Issues Reporter
Yesterday, we told the story of a mother’s fruitless efforts to find out why her son finds schoolwork overwhelming. The Star has stepped in, hiring a professional to give a private assessment. Today, Josh moves an important step closer to resolving his learning difficulties.
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