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John A. Macdonald was the real architect of residential schools
It was Macdonald, not Langevin, who served as the Superintendent General of Indian Affairs and was responsible for overseeing the establishment of residential schooling… In the late 1870s, Macdonald dreamed of creating an organized system of federal schools for Indigenous children that could be used to disrupt Indigenous lifeways and control over the land to accelerate successful settler colonialism.
Tags: ideology, Indigenous, participation, rights, youth
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Niagara school makes the grade for at-risk students trying to attend college, university
Though the plan at first was to cater to low-income students only, that proved controversial so the focus became “first generation” students blazing post-secondary paths in their families… The school opened with just 124 students, and this fall will have 450 elementary and secondary students… the higher-level academic is the only offering and, in Grade 11, college and university-level classes… All grads are getting a small bursary and laptop as graduation presents, thanks to community sponsorships.
Tags: featured, ideology, multiculturalism, participation, poverty, youth
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It is time to merge Ontario’s public and Catholic school systems
Quebec and Newfoundland put an end to their publicly funded denominational school systems… At a time of extremely tight education funding, the added costs due to duplication of services, extra busing, etc., is nothing short of an obscenity… Merging two (actually four) overlapping school systems in each municipality would produce huge savings in transportation, administration, maintenance and capital costs. It would also allow children of all different faiths to learn and play together and make it easier to maintain a school in every community.
Tags: budget, economy, featured, ideology, jurisdiction, rights, standard of living
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Schools must become ‘hub’ of mental health support, says OISE’s Dr. Katreena Scott
Kids who experience adversities in childhood such as abuse, neglect, exposure to domestic violence or having a parent with mental health issues are most likely to have problems. Those children who have experienced many of such adversities are: 4.4 times as likely to report two or more weeks of depression in the past year; 12.2 times as likely to have ever attempted suicide; 10.3 times as likely to have ever injected drugs; 7.4 times as likely to consider self an alcoholic
Tags: child care, featured, mental Health, participation, standard of living, youth
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Grassroots group plans legal challenge against separate school funding
The group wants to bring the issue to the forefront at a time when school closures are causing havoc in many regions, arguing that taxpayer-funded Catholic schools are no longer fair or affordable in a society of many religions and cultures… “We believe there should be one non-denominational two-language public school system.”
Tags: budget, economy, featured, ideology, jurisdiction, multiculturalism, rights, youth
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Province must bridge gap between affluent and needy schools
One of the biggest barriers to equity, the group found, is fundraising. As the study points out, schools from richer neighbourhoods have a huge advantage with some able to raise up to $200,000 a year while others in poorer neighbourhoods couldn’t raise anything… Forty-eight per cent of elementary schools reported fundraising for learning resources such as computers, art supplies or other products or upgrades that clearly tilt the educational playing field.
Tags: ideology, participation, philanthropy, poverty, standard of living, youth
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Jordan Peterson, hero of the anti-PC crowd, just keeps winning
… one of the reasons they didn’t call for him to be fired or censured, but rather defeated on the arguments [is that] “We have a commitment to academic freedom, and… that academic freedom does include the problem that you have to listen to people you don’t like, saying things at the top of their lungs that you fundamentally disagree with.”
Tags: featured, ideology, participation, rights
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Ontario autism program will soon include direct funding as option
… the $533-million Ontario Autism Program beginning next month will soon include a direct funding option, something families have long been clamouring for… A government-commissioned analysis about 10 years ago found that the average cost per hour for direct service was $55, versus $37 for direct funding — something Ontario’s auditor general highlighted in a 2013 report.
Tags: budget, disabilities, participation
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The elephant in the classroom amid school closings
Our one province is blessed with four distinct school systems, divided along religious and language lines, which cut the pedagogical pie into smaller and less sustainable schools… Instead of pointless overspending, or painful streamlining, surely amalgamating school boards — on geographical rather than religious grounds — is the answer.
Tags: budget, economy, featured, ideology, jurisdiction, multiculturalism, rights, standard of living, tax
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A clear call to move Canadian research forward
Because of research, the average life expectancy of a Canadian born today is double what it was when the country was created 150 years ago. The social, health and economic benefits are so pervasive that it is sometimes difficult to see how important fundamental research has become to our lives… the landmark report… by … David Naylor should be compulsory reading
Tags: budget, economy, Health, ideology, standard of living
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