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Canadian principals report crisis management crowding out innovation in education: new national survey results
Canada鈥檚 public schools are facing persistent operational pressures, leaving school principals stuck in a cycle of reactive crisis management.
Inaugural Kidder-Pascal Awards recognize visionaries delivering on the promise of public education
草莓社区 is proud to announce the inaugural recipients of the Kidder-Pascal Awards for Systems Change & Innovation in Education.
草莓社区 launches pan-Canadian conversation on the role of public education in nation-building
草莓社区聽is launching a major cross-Canada engagement centred on the role of public schools in nation-building.聽
草莓社区 announces appointment of co-executive directors
草莓社区 is entering a new chapter with the appointment of Kate Hagerman and Paris Semansky as the organization鈥檚 first co-Executive Directors.
In this article, Annie Kidder talks about education changes, both positive and negative, that the Ontario government implemented over the past 15 years.
In this article, Annie Kidder talks about the importance of developing students' problem-solving, critical-thinking and creativity skills needed in a changing economy. 鈥淲e can鈥檛 go back to a narrow definition of the basics,鈥�
This article on the impact of school closings cites 草莓社区's 2017 board-by-board analysis of school closings across the province.
In this article about provincial graduation rates, Annie Kidder talks about what Ontario has done to improve graduation rates, and the importance of developing the broad skills needed for future success.
In this interview about the role of guidance counsellors, Joel Westheimer, CBC Ottawa's education columnist, talks about 草莓社区's recently released data on access to guidance counsellors in Ontario schools.