Tag Archives: Education and Human Development
Boys Adrift: Engaging Boys in Learning
Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by admin.
Join the TDSB for evening Town Hall presentations by Dr. Leonard Sax, the founder of the National Association for Single Sex Public Education, on November 24th and 26th.
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Save the Date: Toronto – A City Fit for Children
Posted on 13. Nov, 2009 by admin.
Middle Childhood Matters Coalition Toronto is hosting a one day interactive forum with leading Canadian researchers and dynamic speakers in the field of middle childhood.
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Concerns over Bill 177
Posted on 29. Oct, 2009 by admin.
Bill 177 has the potential to have serious implications for Ontario’s existing educational system by granting unprecedented power to the Provincial Government that could undermine the responsibilities and roles of local school boards and their democratically elected trustees.
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Hubs not hulks: is there a practical alternative to school closings?
Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by admin.
Interest is growing in the potential role of schools as community hubs and socially progressive feature of both urban planning and education. View report and powerpoint from the recent SPT Research Forum.
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Ontario Ombudsman Calls on Government to Better Protect Students
Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by admin.
Ontario Ombudsman André Marin urged the province’s Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities to get tougher on unscrupulous private career colleges in the report Too Cool for School.









