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It’s time Canadian universities ventured abroad – to save themselves

A diverse crowd of university students in blue cap and gown.

Cultivating the pluralism dividend in Canada’s democracy

Four students are walking on the lawn in front of a black building with a “Dalhousie University” sign.

Canada needs a national strategy for generative AI in higher education

A bald, grey robot-like head with blue eyes.

Generative AI and deeper thinking: What’s in our heads still matters*

The building is several storeys high with walls that curve into a couple of semi-circles. It’s covered in textured concrete.

Aboriginal identity should be confirmed before applications reach universities

Two young women in front of a series of protest signs saying “I can’t breathe” and “Murder is murder” among others with the Parliament clock tower in the background.

Is addressing anti-Black racism in Canada still a policy priority?

The fix for pretendianism in academia requires Indigenous involvement

Four high-rise buildings are clustered together with small balconies filled with flower pots, chairs, etc.

The housing crisis is made worse by a policy mismatch

High-quality training programs needed to weather labour market disruptions

Two rows of children writing at desks in a classroom with large windows behind them.

The erosion of learning and Nova Scotia’s lacklustre response

A primary school aged boy covers his ears in a noisy classroom.

Combatting ‘low-level disruptions’ in the classroom

A cafeteria worker hands a plate with tomatoes, a piece of orange, and a sandwich to a child.

A national school food policy is no substitute for reducing food insecurity

Multi-coloured car illustrations hang on a wall above small lockers with baskets and backpacks in a daycare in Langley, B.C.

Building an anti-racist child-care system in Canada

The unfair barriers to public university education

Students walk on the University of Manitoba campus in winter in front of a four-storey limestone clad building.

Post-secondary institutions have no choice but to rely on China for funds

Universities need to rethink efforts to create impact in their communities

Canada needs to change the focus of its education aid to South Asia

A woman leads a small classroom of adult students.

Time to bring adult education out of the corner to better support the learning of all Canadians

Middle-aged white man points to paper plans as three younger white workers (two men, one woman) look on. They are all wearing fluorescent green safety vests, standing near a brick building with scaffolding.

Could Quebec’s skills training model help solve Canada’s labour shortage?

Le Québec doit continuer de miser sur les CPE

Recruiting and training is the number one concern for SMEs

Democratic life and the generational implications of pandemic school closures

In God’s name

L’école privée au Québec : moteur d’un système à plusieurs vitesses

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