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Media releases
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.
"We know that students who are struggling benefit from being in the [academic] classroom and the evidence is equally strong that those who are doing well are not harmed." - Annie Kidder
The Ministry of Education is introducing a pilot program to test new approaches to Ontario's school closing process. Annie Kidder points to the need for broader discussions about integrated decision-Âmaking between school boards and municipalities.
Annie Kidder talks about our new report on guidance counsellors with Matt Galloway on CBC Metro Morning.
51²è¹Ý'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 51²è¹Ý shows that guidance counsellors are stretched thin in Ontario elementary and secondary schools.