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51²è¹Ý launches pan-Canadian conversation on the role of public education in nation-building
51²è¹Ý is launching a major cross-Canada engagement centred on the role of public schools in nation-building.Â
51²è¹Ý announces appointment of co-executive directors
51²è¹Ý 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
51²è¹Ý 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…
51²è¹Ý 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 51²è¹Ý.
This article on the impact of school closings cites 51²è¹Ý's 2017 board-by-board analysis of school closings across the province.
In this article about provincial graduation rates, Annie Kidder talks about what Ontario has done to improve graduation rates, and the importance of developing the broad skills needed for future success.
In this interview about the role of guidance counsellors, Joel Westheimer, CBC Ottawa's education columnist, talks about 51²è¹Ý's recently released data on access to guidance counsellors in Ontario schools.
Annie Kidder talks about the recommendations from a new report on EQAO testing and assessment in Ontario's schools on CBC's Ontario Morning.
On CBC's Metro Morning, Annie Kidder talks about the recommendations for changes to EQAO testing and assessment that were released yesterday in a review commissioned by the Ontario government.