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Media releases
People for Education launches first-of-its-kind interactive “Canadian Education Blueprints” to support policy change
PFE's Canadian Education Blueprints are an interactive pan-Canadian resource that provides neutral, clear, and factual descriptions of how K-12 education works across the country across nine “policy change levers.”
Canadian principals report crisis management crowding out innovation in education: new national survey results
Canada’s 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
People for Education is proud to announce the inaugural recipients of the Kidder-Pascal Awards for Systems Change & Innovation in Education.
People for Education launches pan-Canadian conversation on the role of public education in nation-building
People for Education is launching a major cross-Canada engagement centred on the role of public schools in nation-building.
Toronto Star: Fundraising widens gap between have and have-not students, report finds
People for Education's new report finds fundraising is causing substantial gaps between schools. The report shows that elementary schools with low poverty rates raise twice as much as schools with higher poverty rates.
Fundraising provides an advantage in well-off schools
The fundraising advantage may be increasing the equity gap by providing already advantaged students with more enrichment than their more disadvantaged counterparts.
Durham Region News: Award-winning Durham teacher-librarian says libraries are ‘powerful’
This article cites our 2011 report on school libraries. According to the report, there is a significant relationship between student scores on reading and writing tests and the presence of a teacher-librarian.
Globe and Mail: Ontario school data shed light on effects of math-class divisions
"We know that students who are struggling benefit from being in the [academic] classroom and the evidence is equally strong that those who are doing well are not harmed." - Annie Kidder
London Free Press: Municipalities and community groups will help test new rules for teaming to spare schools
The Ministry of Education is introducing a pilot program to test new approaches to Ontario's school closing process. Annie Kidder points to the need for broader discussions about integrated decision-making between school boards and municipalities.