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Beyond the economy: the human benefits of early learning and childcare programs
Recently, there has been a public debate on childcare. What’s missing, however, in these heated discussions, has been the lasting, and potentially life-changing, benefits of early childhood education to children themselves.
What’s in Ontario’s COVID-19 back-to-school plan?
Ontario's back-to-school plan includes details on safety and masking, but little information on vaccinations or educational supports.
Connecting the Dots: Early years as the starting point for a continuum of learning
New report recommends that early learning and childcare be publicly funded, publicly governed, and embedded in public education systems.
Ontario’s Education Funding for the 2021-22 school year
Basic funding for education in Ontario will not increase for the coming year, despite increases in enrolment, salaries, and inflation.
Education stakeholders provided re-opening advice to Ontario’s Premier
Stakeholders agreed that schools should be re-opened for in-person learning wherever possible and if recommended by local Medical Officers of Health
Missing out – the visible and invisible loss of extracurricular activities
COVID-19’s impact on extracurricular activities leaves Ontario students without crucial opportunities for learning
Defining a right to education in Canada
Every child in Canada has a right to education. But up to now the quality of that education has not been defined. People for Education is working to change that.
PFE raises major concerns re rushed plan to hand over online learning to TVO/TFO
People for Education has analyzed the province’s plans to shift control of online learning to TVO/TFO and is raising major concerns - about support for students, TVO's capacity to execute the plan, and the rushed…
Education absent in Ontario’s 2021-22 budget
Education is not listed as a key priority in Ontario's 2021-22 provincial budget. There appears to be only minor funding to support school boards in dealing with the ongoing impacts of COVID-19.
Changes coming to provincial education funding
Ontario school boards may be facing significant reductions in their funding for the coming school year.