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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.
CBC News: New report says schools don’t have enough guidance counsellors
Annie Kidder talks about our new report on guidance counsellors with Matt Galloway on CBC Metro Morning.
Toronto Star: School guidance counsellors ‘stretched’ amid rising mental health needs
People for Education's new report finds students have limited access to school guidance counsellors at a time when transition/career planning is more complicated and students' mental health needs are increasing.
Policy and funding changes needed for guidance counsellors
A new report from People for Education shows that guidance counsellors are stretched thin in Ontario elementary and secondary schools.
Durham Region News: Choosing Grade 9 courses is serious stuff: Durham school board puts more checkpoints in place
New initiatives in the Durham District School Board help grade 8 students make more informed choices, and two schools are offering mixed academic/applied grade 9 math.
Toronto Star: Tens of millions in grants targeted for needy students aren’t reaching them
The Auditor General's report raises the same concerns flagged by People for Education in our 2017 annual report on Ontario's schools. Funding to support at-risk students is being used to cover shortfalls in other areas.