Experience Of Work Boosts Student Motivation And Grades
Encounters with the world of work have been found to boost both student motivation and their grades, according to new research. The study found that even a relatively modest level...
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The persistence of socio-economic disadvantage in education
Many people believe that educational pathways are largely determined by merit. But the concept of merit in education can be controversial – particularly when educational opportunities and performance are influenced...
What If The Future Of Work Starts With High School?
Nearly 100% of the jobs created during the economic recovery went to workers with postsecondary education training. That training really begins in high school. The work of the future will require...
Employment-Seeking Behaviours Among Newly Certified Ontario Teachers
The new 2-year certification teacher preparation program in Ontario, which started in the fall of 2015, produced its first cohort of teachers in spring 2017. This research sought to identify...
Ontario students stage provincewide walkout to protest education changes
Students at one downtown Toronto high school chanted "Doug Ford has got to go" as they walked out of class on Thursday, marking the beginning of a protest planned by...
Changes to Ontario education funding and policy will have a long-term impact
On March 15th, the Minister of Education announced that the province was modernizing curriculum, going “back to basics” in math, and making significant reductions in funding for school boards. According...
New CERIC-funded project to examine role of career education on outcomes of 7,000 young Canadians
CERIC will fund a Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC) project that will identify the impact of career education on high school students’ post-secondary choices and workforce outcomes, with the goal of...
Remaking the grade: Designing a new report card for 21st century skills
The Gold Trail School District in B.C. revamped its report cards to eliminate edu-jargon; incorporate student voice; provide parents with a clear view of the student’s development process; and reduce...
Using arts-based learning for career education
When I work with students, one of the most common misconceptions I encounter is that career is a straight line. Career as non-linear can be a new and challenging idea...
Ontario ‘falling behind’ in preparing students for future jobs, adulthood
Ontario schools are falling behind in preparing students for future jobs and adulthood, according to a new Counselling Foundation of Canada-funded report by People for Education. The province has a...