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Media releases
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.
People for Education announces appointment of co-executive directors
People for Education is entering a new chapter with the appointment of Kate Hagerman and Paris Semansky as the organization’s first co-Executive Directors.
New national survey launched to strengthen public education across Canada
People for Education and the Centre for Leading Research in Education at Wilfrid Laurier University have launched Annual Canadian School Survey (ACSS), a first-of-its-kind national survey to track the real-life impacts of education policy and…
People for Education announces the retirement of co-founder and visionary leader, Annie Kidder
Annie Kidder to retire after nearly three decades of tireless advocacy and visionary leadership at People for Education.
The Toronto Sun: Ontario to ban cellphones in classrooms
"Christine Schandl, of People for Education, said if cellphone use is left to the discretion of principals and teachers, then the policy will be similar to what currently exists."
CareerWise Weekly: Remaking the grade: Designing a new report card for 21st-century skills
A B.C. school district has revamped its report cards to include feedback on core competencies such as creative and critical thinking, social and personal responsibility, and positive personal and cultural identity.
CityNews: Program to help students plan for jobs, adulthood, falling short: report
“We have to be preparing students with the skills that will allow them to do any job as they wind their way to adulthood.” - Annie Kidder
EdCan Research Watch: Roadmaps and roadblocks: career and life planning, guidance, and streaming in Ontario’s schools
Our latest report is one of the papers featured in the February 26 edition of EdCan Network's Research Watch page.
CBC News: Schools not preparing students for ‘success in this complex world,’ report finds
According to People for Education's latest report, schools are having a hard time implementing Ontario's career and life planning policy because of a lack of resources, supports, and time.