People for Education Reports
Connecting to success: Technology in Ontario schools
This report, based on the results from our Annual Ontario School Survey, looks at the use of technology in today's schools, including BYOD policies, e-learning, access to technology, and the role of school libraries.
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Roadmaps and roadblocks: Career and life planning, guidance, and streaming in Ontario’s schools
This report, based on the results from our Annual Ontario School Survey, looks at the policies, programs, and resources available to support students’ career and life planning. It finds that Ontario may be falling behind at a time when there is growing pressure to prepare students for a rapidly changing, increasingly complex future.
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Principals and vice-principals: The scope of their work in today's schools
In response to People for Education’s Annual Ontario School Survey, 22% of elementary school principals and 10% of secondary principals reported that managing facilities is the most time-consuming part of their job. Principals are experiencing competing demands on their time – leaving them with less time to fulfill their role as curriculum leaders.
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2018 Annual report on schools:
The new basics for public education
This report, based on survey responses from 1244 principals across Ontario, is an audit of the education system – a way of keeping track of the impact of funding and policy choices in schools across the province.
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Arts education 2018
New data from People for Education show that, despite the widely recognized importance of arts education, equitable access to arts programs and resources is an ongoing challenge for Ontario’s schools. Students in small and rural schools, in schools with higher levels of poverty, and in schools with lower levels of parental education are less likely to have access to learning opportunities in the arts.
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