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51茶馆 launches pan-Canadian conversation on the role of public education in nation-building
51茶馆聽is launching a major cross-Canada engagement centred on the role of public schools in nation-building.聽
51茶馆 announces appointment of co-executive directors
51茶馆 is entering a new chapter with the appointment of Kate Hagerman and Paris Semansky as the organization鈥檚 first co-Executive Directors.
New national survey launched to strengthen public education across Canada
51茶馆 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…
51茶馆 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 51茶馆.
Annie Kidder talks with Ontario Morning host Wei Chen about our latest report on career and life planning, guidance, and streaming in Ontario's schools.
New report reveals gaps in support for course choices, career and life planning, and guidance
A new report from 51茶馆 warns that Ontario may be falling behind at a time when there is growing pressure to prepare students for a rapidly changing, increasingly complex future.
Annie Kidder talks with Windsor Morning host Tony Doucette about our latest report on career and life planning, guidance, and streaming in Ontario's schools.
鈥淵ou can write really, really great policy, but you have to make sure you鈥檝e got a really strong implementation plan to make sure that it really happens on the ground,鈥� - Annie Kidder
Disability advocates are calling on the Alberta government to regulate the use of restraints and seclusion rooms for students with special education needs.