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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

Poilievre is smiling as he stands in the middle of a room filled with seated people. A few of them hold signs saying “change.” Poilievre looks relaxed in a dark blue suit and white shirt. He has a mic to his mouth.

Voters must not allow Poilievre to import Trump’s war on science

Protesters hold up signs demanding the release of Dr. Rasha Alawieh with messages like “her visa was valid.”

As the U.S. closes doors to scholars, Canada fumbles a chance to welcome them

Protesters stand behind a banner with a hand-drawn Statue of Liberty and with the slogan “Science not silence” written on it.

Why academics must speak out against Trump and disinformation

A nurse is holding the arm of a young blond girl in a clinic while another adult looks on. 

Education has an important role to play in overcoming vaccine hesitancy

A kindergarten teacher helps a boy and girl with a class activity. They are looking at a piece of paper on a table in front of them while she is speaking with a red pen in hand.

Well-funded public schools are more important than election giveaways

A young girl in a classroom wears a mask. She’s doing schoolwork at a desk, with two other students at desks nearby.

Masks in schools: have mask mandates become a proxy for trust in public health?

Ontario’s tutoring investment is big money with low expectations and limited equity

How the government used the pandemic to sharply increase immigration

La ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur, Danielle McCann, s’adressant aux députés réunis au Salon bleu, le 6 avril 2022.

Liberté académique : pas assez et trop, en même temps

On a snow-covered street, a dingy-looking yellow and white camper covered with dozens of words like “freedom” is loaded onto a flatbed as two police officers supervise the operation.

The trucker protests and the blatant failure of citizenship education

L’image représente une jeune femme noir tapant au clavier, entourée de diagrammes techniques translucides.

COVID was harmful for youth employment

Minority language rights: Charter’s Section 23 needs to be revised

Student immigration visas are a money-making business

Retraining workers will be essential for our net-zero goals

Microcredentials are surging in popularity, but how should they be shaped?

Have provinces put schools first during COVID?

Time to put action behind university land acknowledgments

Young boy gets help with homework.

Assistive technology is failing our students

What’s standing in the way of teaching about residential schools?

How will Alberta use online learning to address its skills gap?

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