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📢 #ClimateEducation is as fundamental as reading and writing.

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A wonderful column by David Brooks He says middle managers are the unsung heroes of our age, and that '...at a time when conflict entrepreneurs and demagogues are trying to rip society apart...' these heroes are the glue that holds us together. He names school principals…

A worrying report. We definitely need to be addressing overall issues in public education that may be preventing our schools from doing their vital, foundational jobs. CTF/FCE OPSBA Ontario Principals' Council @cpcom OSTA-AECO cbc.ca/news/canada/ha…

Educators are referring to the current staff shortages in Ontario schools as a crisis, and many of them feel that the issue is not receiving enough attention.

Learn more about our recommendations for the provincial government to address this issue: peopleforeducation.ca/our-work/staff…

The health and strength of democracy is threatened by polarization and disinformation. My questions will always be: How can we think about this from a “preventative” perspective? What needs to change in our schools? Privy Council Office OCAD University the Dais #DXC24

Yesterday my day was all about productivity and policy. Today is all about democracy. I will be thinking about both from the perspective of what could/should change in education to ensure Canada’s productive and democratic future. #DXC24 ⁦OCAD University⁩ ⁦⁦the Dais⁩

BC Deputy Minister Shannon Salter she/her on the barrier to learning from eachother other across Canada: “We are all our own countries in our minds. We need more opportunities to share our successes and our failures.” Public Policy Forum

Government leaders from across Canada talking about how we can make federalism work. “Think of our country as having 13 incubators we can learn from.” Are we actually doing that though? Public Policy Forum

Chris Barry Microsoft “AI allows people to focus on higher order thinking.” So back to my question: How can we ensure we’re graduating all students with the skills and competencies needed for higher order thinking? Answer: Not by going back to basics. Public Policy Forum

Love this: “The world is thirsty for transformative ideas.” If this is true, how can we ensure that we’re educating humans to have the capacity to develop those transformative ideas and use AI effectively? Ramtin Attar Public Policy Forum

“Education is where there’s an opportunity to see the change in productivity, but not in one year, it will take ten years.” Deanna Matthew’s Gakino'amaage: Teach For Canada Public Policy Forum

“On the happiness scales. Canadian youth are ranked 58th in the world.” Scott Stirrett Gakino'amaage: Teach For Canada Deanna Matthews “Young people are disillusioned and their education systems are not working for them.” Public Policy Forum

Solutions to the productivity crisis: Dan O'Brien ilea “In Ireland one of things we focused on was reducing the high school drop out rate. There’s a mountain of evidence to show this has an impact.” Public Policy Forum

Struck by conversation on productivity at Public Policy Forum Speakers point to need for long term thinking, but we often miss the importance of upstream investment. E.g How could change in public education affect Canada’s productivity? Mark Beckles @rbc Unifor

Panel on productivity Public Policy Forum Two quotes: Kaylie Tiessen Unifor “kids are agents of productivity in the future.” OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives economist “productivity affects our quality of life - it’s not just an economic concept.”

Does Canada value professions in education? The current staff shortages in schools across the province reveal an underlying crisis of poor working conditions for education staff in Ontario schools. peopleforeducation.ca/our-work/staff…

Finding emergency replacement staff is becoming a part of principals’ daily administrative workload.

In our 2023-24 Annual Ontario School Survey, principals expressed concern that they are unable to fulfill their role as lead educators. peopleforeducation.ca/our-work/staff…

New data from our 2023-24 survey found that nearly half of all Ontario schools are experiencing daily staff shortages. Teachers are reporting poor working conditions such as high levels of stress, large class sizes, lack of safety, and lack of support. peopleforeducation.ca/our-work/staff…