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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.
51²è¹Ý's Executive Director, Annie Kidder, joined Ontario teacher Jamie Mitchell and Anne-Marie Scott, Deputy Provost of Athabasca University in a webinar with the Globe and Mail's Caroline Alphonso to discuss distance education in…
School boards scrambling to equip students with laptops, hotspots as online learning begins.
No student's graduation will be affected by COVID-19 pandemic, Stephen Lecce says.
Is it time to re-define the basics? New campaign supports change in education
51²è¹Ý has launched a campaign to promote The New Basics - 5 areas of essential skills and competencies for long-term success.
Annie Kidder, Director of People For Education, has waded through the recent numbers and promises on education, and finds nothing new in Education Minister's Stephen Lecce's media appearance last week.