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Reckless government announcement threatens education quality and students’ rights
… the announced changes mean that universities and colleges will struggle with less funding and students will be burdened with less financial assistance, more expensive loans, and higher debt. “These reckless changes will shrink university budgets, increase class sizes, encourage further tuition fee hikes for international students, and threaten both the accessibility and quality of postsecondary education in Ontario,”
Tags: budget, ideology, participation, standard of living
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Free speech policies now in effect at Ontario’s colleges and universities
Colleges… “must be places that allow for open discussion and free inquiry where diverse voices can be heard and ideas and viewpoints can be explored and discussed freely and debated openly without fear of reprisal, even if these are considered to be controversial or conflict with the views of some members of the college community … it is not the role of colleges to shield members of the college community from ideas and opinions that they may find disagreeable or offensive.”
Tags: ideology, jurisdiction, participation, rights
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Doug Ford should accept the evidence on sex-ed
… if Ford truly wants to consult, as he says he does, he will listen to the health and education experts, 27 school boards, 28 First Nation communities, students and parents that have spoken out in submissions, protests and rallies since he was first elected, to demand that the 2015 curriculum be reinstated… no political promise made to a small group of social conservatives is worth sacrificing the safety of students. They must be prepared to navigate the world they are living in, not the one their parents did.
Tags: ideology, participation, youth
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School board funding cuts send a message to Ontarians
The reason given by the Doug Ford government to cut funding for programs that assisted needy teenagers to obtain after-school jobs, provided support for racialized youngsters and gave some assistance with Indigenous issues, is yet another example of the government’s couldn’t-care-less attitude about the cost-cutting that affects the most needy throughout the province.
Tags: budget, ideology, poverty, standard of living, youth
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Ontario education cuts to hit vulnerable youth the most, students say
Focus on Youth, which provided after-school jobs and programming for youth in high-poverty neighbourhoods, is gone, as are $2,500 Speak Up grants, which gave students a chance to make a pitch for an activity or event to help make change in their neighbourhood. A program set up to help teens who’ve dropped out return to school and pursue post-secondary was also on the chopping block, as well as tutoring for struggling elementary students.
Tags: budget, ideology, participation, poverty, standard of living, youth
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School boards ‘blindsided’ as Ford government slashes program funding
The EPO grant — which is taking a $25 million hit — “has a long track record of wasteful spending, overspending and millions of dollars of unfunded commitments,” said Kayla Iafelice. “We have performed a thorough review of the EPO Fund to ensure that it better aligns with the needs and priorities of Ontario parents, teachers and students while respecting taxpayer dollars,”.
Tags: budget, ideology, Indigenous, poverty, standard of living, youth
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Sex-ed is crucial to the rights of children
Research shows that comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) helps young people understand the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships, and gives them tools to help protect them from violence and non-consensual sexual activity. When a young person has been abused, it helps them know how to get help… Having relevant and current information is crucial to setting young people on a healthy path for life. It helps them learn to respect their own bodies and emerging sexuality and that of others, and it factors in on decisions around sexual activity.
Tags: featured, Health, ideology, mental Health, standard of living, youth
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