The federal NDP recently announced that if elected, it would spend $10 billion over four years to create 500,000 new child-care spaces. These spaces would be free for some parents and capped at $10 a day for everyone by 2030. More...
Teaching young people what really matters for the sake of our collective life on Earth
As young people pledge ongoing climate action following a week of global mobilization, it’s clear that the world faces a collective existential climate crisis signalling that we must shift to a planetary perspective. But why it is that massive bodies of evidence are being ignored. More...
Growing a garden can also bloom eco-resilient, cross-cultural, food-sovereign communities
About eight years ago, 10 families (including mine) and others started a small community garden in Saskatoon. We had 10 garden plots and gardeners from three different countries. We invited nearby residents to participate. Many of them lived in the University of Saskatchewan campus-owned apartments. More...
My secret: Coming out as a gay elementary principal in an era of social conservatism
As someone who completed a doctorate in education about how men and women legitimize and promote traditional masculine values or masculinity within the principal role in elementary schools — and as someone who researches educational leadership — I could not ignore the potential difficulties that these sex-ed exemption requests present, particularly for principals who identify with the LGBTQ+ community. More...
How to benefit from internships, service learning, apprenticeships and co-op work
Meeting employers’ need for experience — often identified in job postings — is the great catch-22 of starting any career. Many employers require experience for a job, but people cannot gain experience if no one hires them. More...
Teaching truth and reconciliation in Canada: The perfect place to begin is right where a teacher stands
As researchers, teachers and administrators — one of whom is of Anishinaabe, German, and French heritage and one of whom is a longstanding non-Indigenous ally of Irish, Scottish and English ancestry — we have dedicated our careers to education for and about Indigenous people, and to Indigenous-led ally-building in education. More...
University student mental health care is at the tipping point
Several authoritative reports from Canada and the United Kingdom have drawn attention to increased demand for student mental health care that is straining university resources. Reports also point out that campus mental health services and initiatives are fragmented and inadequate to address the growing breadth and depth of student mental health need. More...
Découvrir les métiers du transport et de la logistique à Parthenay
La Maison de l’emploi et des entreprises de Parthenay et de Gâtine (MDEE) organise une semaine dédiée à la découverte des métiers du transport et de la logistique du 5 au 15 novembre 2019. Plus...
Five charts on Catholic school enrolments: they’re trending down while Australia’s population booms
In recent months, one of Victoria’s oldest Catholic girls’ schools, Presentation College, announced it was closing down, citing falling enrolments. Other Catholic schools have decided to merge together, some also pointing to dwindling enrolments. More...