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Youth violence tied to racism, report says
TheGlobeandMail.com – national – Youth violence tied to racism, report says
November 14, 2008. CAROLINE ALPHONSO
The sharp rise of youth violence in ontario is linked to entrenched racism in the province, according to a long-awaited report that calls on the provincial government to collect race-based statistics and provide anti-racism training to police officers.
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Education at root of a just society
TheStar.com – Opinion/letter – Education at root of a just society
November 05, 2008
Re:Taking charge of the future, Oct. 31
Kudos to Annie Kidder, executive director of People for Education. Through the media, she has focused the attention of Ontario citizens on the fact that education is the foundation of a civil society – that education is to lead society.
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Single system for child care encouraged
TheStar.com – Ontario/parentcentral.ca – Single system for child care encouraged
Full-day learning plan will help, group says
November 4, 2008. Laurie Monsebraaten, SOCIAL JUSTICE REPORTER
The province’s plan to introduce full-day learning for 4- and 5-year-olds starting in 2010 is a perfect opportunity for Ontario to turn its patchwork of child-care services into a single system run by the education ministry, says a coalition representing child-care workers and elementary school teachers.
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Beyond band councils [Aboriginal education]
TheGlobeandMail.com – opinion/editorial – Beyond band councils
November 3, 2008.
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Taking charge of the future [Education]
TheStar.com – Opinion – Taking charge of the future: This country depends more on what happens in our schools than what happens in our banks
October 31, 2008. Annie Kidder
What is the role of schools in creating the Canada we want?
It’s time to start thinking about what kind of country we want to live in.
That was the message of a forum this week sponsored by the Canadian Education Association and People for Education.
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Faulty federal math hurts reserve schools
NationalPost.com – Opinion – Faulty federal math hurts reserve schools
Published: Thursday, October 30, 2008. John Ivison
OTTAWA -Prime Minister Stephen Harper said during the election campaign that the most serious problem this country will face going forward is a shortage of skilled labour. As the global financial crisis bites, and thousands are thrown out of work, he might be reassessing that statement.
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University tuition up: StatsCan
TheStar.com – news/parentcentral.ca – University tuition up: StatsCan
October 09, 2008. Noor Javed, STAFF REPORTER
The cost of higher education increased again this year for students across the country, with students paying 3.6 per cent more for tuition in 2008/2009 than in the previous year, according to a Statistics Canada report released today.
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A better way to influence 14-year-olds
TheStar.com – Opinion/Federal Election – A better way to influence 14-year-olds
Oct 08, 2008, Lola Rasminsky
In last week’s English language debate, our political leaders squared off on the value of the arts. They also argued about what to do with young people who commit violent crime. But no one mentioned a possible connection between the arts and crime prevention.
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Immigrants face growing economic mobility gap
TheGlobeandMail.com – national – Immigrants face growing economic mobility gap
October 6, 2008, MARINA JIMÉNEZ
Children of Chinese and South Asian immigrants to Canada do dramatically better over time than the offspring of blacks, Filipinos and Latin Americans, new census data reveal.
The findings, released quietly last week by Statistics Canada, suggest a new paradigm for understanding immigrants’ integration and success.
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