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Class act [performance levels]

Sunday, December 12th, 2010

Dec. 11, 2010
As a country, Canada has the narrowest gap in achievement between children from well-to-do and low-income homes (Canada Is Not Becoming Outclassed – Dec. 10). The world over, educating children living in poverty is the biggest problem educators face… Of the several reasons for Canada’s success, the most important for me is that Canada attracts applicants to our faculties of education from the top third of university graduates, as does Finland, while the U.S. and U.K. draw their teachers from the bottom third of university graduates.

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How Canada is becoming outclassed in school

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

Dec. 08, 2010
Measured against 65 other countries, Canada places fifth overall in reading, seventh in science and eighth in mathematics in the Organization for Co-operation and Economic Development’s education assessment released Tuesday… Girls outperformed boys in reading tests in every country and in every Canadian province… Because they represent close to half the population, boys provide an excellent target for efforts aimed at improving Canada’s PISA scores.

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Norwegians don’t pay tuition, and more of them finish university

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

September 27, 2010
Despite its wealth, Norway kept income and sales taxes high, using those tax dollars to fund an extensive social safety net – it’s ranked the world’s best country to live in by the United Nations’ Human Development Index… The quality of a Norwegian university education is high, yet tuition is usually free. Norwegian students pay an administrative fee of less than $100 per semester that helps finance services such as kindergartens for their children, health care and advisory help. The government pays students’ living expenses through a combined loan and scholarship…

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How Canada Performs: A Report Card on Canada

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

conferenceboard.ca – website/home – This Website – How Canada Performs: A Report Card on Canada – assesses Canada’s quality of life compared with that of its peer countries.

We publish an overall report card as well as individual ones that measure performances in six categories: Economy, Innovation, Environment, Education and Skills, Health and Society. We release the report card for each category individually throughout the year.

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How Demographic Reality is Reshaping Education

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Connect2Canada – Canada Watch – How Demographic Reality is Reshaping Education
February 13, 2009.

Charles Cirtwill of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies reviews the demographic shift in North America in the next few decades – examining its implications and explaining how education and educators need to be prepared for these changes. He forecasts that demands on educators will increase, even as the number of educators decreases, and argues that we will have to change both what we teach and how we teach it.

< www.aims.ca/library/CEATalk.pdf >

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CAUT Analysis of Federal Budget 2009

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

CAUT.ca – Issues & Campaigns – Analysis of Federal Budget 2009
February 2, 2009

[Download the complete document in .pdf format: http://www.caut.ca/uploads/Analysis_FedBudget_2009.pdf ]

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Canada a laggard when it comes to child supports: study

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

TheGlobeandMail.com – life – Canada a laggard when it comes to child supports: study
December 10, 2008. TRALEE PEARCE

Canada lags far behind its fellow rich nations in the care and education of its young children, according to a new study released Wednesday night by UNICEF.

Of 25 economically advanced countries, Canada has scored at the very bottom – tied with Ireland and behind most European countries, the United States, Australia and Mexico.

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Better Oversight Needed Says Auditor General of Ontario [Health/Mental Health/Special Education/Corrections]

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

Office of the Auditor General of Ontario – News Release – Better Oversight Needed Says Auditor General of Ontario
December 8, 2008.

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Acting to Advance the Well-Being of Ontario’s Children and Youth

Friday, November 28th, 2008

OASW Newsmagazine – Volume 34, Number 4, November ’08 – Becoming Dynamic Facilitators of Change: Acting to Advance the Well-Being of Ontario’s Children and Youth
An Offering from the Social Work National Conference 2008 – Theme: “Human Rights in a Diverse Community”
Cathy Vine & Michael Saini.

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