One of our directors, Elizabeth Dhuey (@bdhuey.bsky.social) is also featured on CP24.com, commenting on the recent education changes in Ontario: www.cp24.com/local/toront...

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School trustees aren’t perfect, but the Ford government’s supposed fix is worse The Financial Accountability Office found that real per-student provincial operating funding in 2024-25 was the lowest in the last decade.

@bdhuey.bsky.social has an op-ed in the Toronto Star , commenting on changes the Ontario government is making to education. As she writes: "Public education is not just a social program; it is economic infrastructure."

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Congratulations to Sumayya Saleem and colleagues at Management at UTSC for their AI Management event! Sumayya spoke about her work with @bdhuey.bsky.social which explores using large language models to analyze job postings.
www.utsc.utoronto.ca/mgmt/aimanag...

Photos from Management, UTSC.

Early Learning Equal Start We're setting kids up for success by helping them achieve Grade 3 literacy by Grade 3 to strengthen our schools, our communities, and our province.

See the report here: www.earlylearningequalstart.ca

A Strong Start: The Impact of Full-Day Kindergarten for Saskatchewan Kids A study out of the University of Toronto shows Saskatchewan students who participated in full-time kindergarten had significantly stronger literacy skills compared to those who didn't. Zeba Ahmad, CEO, Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation and Wayne Brownlee, philanthropist, former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nutrien/PotashCorp, are trying to make this program a reality for even more children here in the province. They join the show to share why the program matters and what it could mean for the future of education.

We're proud of Elizabeth Dhuey - a project about the importance of full day kindergarten she worked on for the Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation was recently highlighted on The Evan Bray Show! Listen here: iono.fm/e/1663266

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Child-care affordability is coming at the expense of equity — and it’s time governments acted The $10-a-day plan was meant to give every child an equal start in life, but right now, the families who need care the most are being left behind.

She also had a team article late last year about how the increased affordability in childcare in Canada is affecting equity. Explore it here: theconversation.com/child-care-a...

Good-quality child care? What parents should consider, and how it can be assessed The quality of educator-child interactions is among the strongest predictors of children’s developmental and learning outcomes.

One of our directors, Michal Perlman, has an article in @theconversation.com! She explains the importance of assessing the quality of early learning and childcare centers in Canada. Read more:

theconversation.com/good-quality...

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Play Together: A Virtual Platform to Evaluate Teamwork and Leadership Dr. Roman Zarate, a leader of one of our research teams, explains his new platform Play Together that helps researchers study teamwork and leadership in real time.

Over on LinkedIn, we're publishing some articles for a Research-in-Progress Series. Here's our latest, about "Play Together" - a virtual platform helping measure collaboration: www.linkedin.com/pulse/play-t...

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A new report from the Institute for Gender and the Economy! Caregiving and education are intertwined - both are vital to our collective well-being.

Read the full report here: www.gendereconomy.org/wp-content/u...

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Over time, we see little change in investment behaviour linked to rising inequality, with one notable exception: spending on lessons and courses, where both income and education play a role.

Thanks for letting this silly economist tag along on this project @sborwein.bsky.social @lindawhite.bsky.social

Failed TDSB experiment or a fairer system? Two years in, lottery admissions for specialty schools divide students, educators — Toronto Star The TDSB says an update to its controversial admissions policy is coming— and it's expected soon since applications for next year open in November.

It’s amazing how we need to be shown time after time that bandaid fixes don’t work and we need to fix the real inequities in our education system. apple.news/A6PN2wIorR4G...

Samantha Burns

Congratulations to Dr. Samantha Burns, one of our former graduate students, who recently started a wonderful new role as Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph.

We wish you all the best!

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Work from home and the motherhood penalty: what new research says Research sheds light on how work from home policies shape mothers’ careers: ‘It follows you for the rest of your life’, academic says

And in the second, Dr. Dhuey is explaining the "motherhood penalty" that women can experience after having children and how work from home policies can help change career trajectories: www.hrreporter.com/focus-areas/...

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Are Ontario’s middle schools hurting student achievement? A new report says yes — but that’s not the whole story C.D. Howe Institute study says students who switch to middle schools in Grade 6 score “significantly worse” on standardized tests, reigniting debate.

Here's our director, @bdhuey.bsky.social, featured in two media articles! The first deals with middle schools in Ontario and their effect on student achievement: www.thestar.com/news/ontario...

Congratulations to @sborwein.bsky.social, lead author on this article now on first view @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social. With @bdhuey.bsky.social Jim Farney. @equityed.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

You can also find the link to it on our website! equityeducation.ca/income-inequ...

Excited to announce that this article with Adrienne Davidson and Jenna Quelch is online. We examine child care government regulatory frameworks and institutional business power in Australia, Canada, and Germany @rcwpolicies.bsky.social @equityed.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Creativity is a significant focus for our teams! Here's an article analyzing 50 years of creativity research in ECEC - congrats to our authors!
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Congratulations to our team on another published article! This one explores how policies about "future skills" are being made in Canada. See the article via our website: equityeducation.ca/selective-ad...

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Whose School System? Rethinking Immigration and Education Policy in Ontario How one of our research teams, led by Dr. Phil Triadafilopoulos, is examining Ontario’s evolving response to the educational needs of immigrant and second-generation pupils How is education policy res...

Over on our LinkedIn page, we're piloting a new Research-in-Progress article series. You can check it out here!

www.linkedin.com/pulse/whose-...

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Enhancing Children’s Creativity in Early Childhood Education and Care: A Systematic Review and Multivariate Meta-Analysis of Studies Between 1969 and 2019 - Early Childhood Education Journal This study integrates evidence on the effectiveness of interventions within early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings that aimed to promote the development of creativity in young children, fr...

Delighted this article is now in first view @equityed.bsky.social @bdhuey.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Parents often feel the need for affordable, quality childcare in the summer more than ever! Here's a recent study from our team about parental experiences with Canada's childcare policy - CWELCC.

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Here's an article about outdoor ed in ECEC from our team -perfect on this summer Monday when so many educators are leading explorations outside! Congrats to the team!

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New week, new publication! This one explores best practices in teaching science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities in ECEC settings. See our website for more: equityeducation.ca/teaching-pro...

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Research Chat with Salar Asadolahi YouTube video by Equity Education

And, last year, we interviewed Salar about this project - here's his Research Chat with us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-fZ...

It's also available on our website: equityeducation.ca/variation-al...

Variation All the Way Down: Charting the Subnational Trajectories of School Choice Policy across and within Multicultural Democracies Abstract. The expansion of choice within and outside the public education system has become a defining characteristic of countries across the Western world

Double new article day! Here's another from our team, analyzing school choice in Australia, Canada, Germany, and the UK. Congratulations to Salar, et al!

Here's the article: academic.oup.com/publius/adva...

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Congrats to our team on the publication of a new paper in 'Public Administration Review'! This explores the relationship between ECEC regulations and parent reviews in the US. You can read the abstract and find the full link to the paper on our website: equityeducation.ca/are-citizens...