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Three children in a room with toys on the floor and children's illustrations on the walls

Lack of sleep regulations in Canada’s licensed child-care facilities puts children’s health at risk

Wendy Hall, University of British Columbia; Graham Reid, Western University, and Melissa Moynihan, Trinity Western University

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Canada and churches have moral obligations for the reparations of missing and disappeared Indigenous children: Final Report

Frank Deer, University of Manitoba

A boy kissing a little baby.

Expecting again? Tips for helping your first-born child thrive with a new sibling

Marissa Nivison, University of Calgary and Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary

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The lasting scars of war: How conflict shapes children’s lives long after the fighting ends

Kerry McCuaig, University of Toronto and Emis Akbari, University of Toronto

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Too many kids face bullying rooted in social power imbalances — and educators can help prevent this

Deinera Exner-Cortens, University of Calgary; Elizabeth (Liz) Baker, University of Calgary, and Wendy Craig, Queen's University, Ontario

How engineering can support more inclusive hockey leagues and bolster innovation

Kevin Lawrence McGuire, Western University

Three pairs of feet in hockey skates, with sticks.
Social media warning labels and school cell phone bans: Do they unlock better youth mental health?

Audrey-Ann Deneault, Université de Montréal; Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary, and Tracy Vaillancourt, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Children using smartphones in a classroom
Think tech killed penmanship? Messy handwriting was a problem centuries before smartphones

Misha Teramura, University of Toronto

The bottom half of a page of a letter in the handwriting of Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth’s signature is visible in the bottom right corner of the letter. The paper, now tan colored, is inscribed in brown ink. The text gets increasingly compressed towards the bottom of the letter. There are several creases on the page, suggesting how the letter may have been folded when originally sent.

Early childhood & K to 12

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Raising independent and resilient children: Lessons from TVO’s ‘Old Enough!’ and the science of love

Nikki Martyn, University of Guelph-Humber

Letting teachers choose what they want to learn supports teacher morale — and yields better teaching

Shelley Stagg Peterson, University of Toronto

Adults sitting around a table with laptops in discussion.
How Two-Eyed Seeing, ‘Etuaptmumk,’ is changing outdoor play in early childhood education

Louise Zimanyi, Royal Roads University and Albert D. Marshall

Colourful Anishinaabe artwork depicts a group of people in front of two trees with eyes surrounded by flowers, butterflies, turtles and a stream
Concerned about your early reader? Why ‘wait and see’ isn’t advised for reading struggles

Katelyn Bryant, Western University

A child concentrating with a book.
Early prevention programs for children could help end the opioid crisis

Charlotte Waddell, Simon Fraser University; Christine Schwartz, Simon Fraser University; Jen Barican, Simon Fraser University, and Nicole L.A. Catherine, Simon Fraser University

A sign says 'every death is a drug policy failure.'

Post-secondary

Orange heart sign with 'every child matters' and #Remember215 in the ground

Indigenous students and faculty are on the rise – and universities have a moral obligation to support them

Jennifer Brant, University of Toronto and Frank Deer, University of Manitoba

Gen Z knowledge about the Holocaust matters for ongoing reconciliation with a troubled history

Regan Lipes, MacEwan University

A man listening has an Israeli flag around his shoulders.
Middle East student dialogue: As an expert in deep conflict, what I’ve learned about making conversation possible

Aftab Erfan, Simon Fraser University

The words 'world peace' and 'free Palestine' seen on a white board as a woman in hijab and knapsack walks past.
How the oil and gas industry influences higher education

Emily Eaton, University of Regina and Jennie C. Stephens, National University of Ireland Maynooth

People with umbrellas and backpacks walking past ExxonMobil flags.
Black-affirming campus spaces are vital for Black student academic success

Fikir Getaneh Haile, Queen's University, Ontario and Beverly-Jean Daniel, Toronto Metropolitan University

A group of Black students with laptops and knapsacks sitting outdoors.

Indigenous

A man looking at papers, in a posed photo near a typewriter with a book and feathers.

Out of the archive: A collection of stories about Mount Elgin Indian Residential School

Mary Jane Logan McCallum, University of Winnipeg

Looking for Indigenous history? ‘Shekon Neechie’ website recentres Indigenous perspectives

Mary Jane Logan McCallum, University of Winnipeg; Robert Alexander Innes, McMaster University, and Susan M. Hill, University of Toronto

A belt woven with six rows of bead.
Revisiting the Williams Treaties of 1923: Anishinaabeg perspectives after a century

Jackson Pind, Trent University and Jack Hoggarth, Trent University

A man seen holding a fish.
How the Middle Ages are being revisited through Indigenous perspectives

Brenna Duperron, Dalhousie University

A thatched building.
Seeing histories of forced First Nations labour: the ‘Nii Ndahlohke / I Work’ art exhibition

Mary Jane Logan McCallum, University of Winnipeg and Julie Rae Tucker

A scultpture installation seen on a gallery wall showing various objects in the shape of a cross with objects related to manual labour alongside the horizontal axis, such as a saw, pitchfork, washing board and scissors.

Climate change

Saskatchewan’s new oil and gas high school courses are out of step with global climate action

Marcia McKenzie, University of Saskatchewan; Emily Eaton, University of Regina, and Kristen Hargis, University of Saskatchewan

A man in a suit speaking at a podium.
Trauma-sensitive climate change education can develop truthful hope

Nathalie Reid, University of Regina; Audrey Aamodt, University of Regina, and Jennifer MacDonald, University of Regina

A butterfly on a child's finger.
Climate change is a new hurdle for children’s physical activity levels in Canada

Nicholas Kuzik, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Brianne Bruijns, Western University, and Mark S Tremblay, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

A group of children riding bicycles down a path
6 ways to build resilience and hope into young people’s learning about climate change

Simon Appolloni, University of Toronto

A person wearing a face mask strides past a mural showing giant eagles flying towards them

Technology

Writing is a technology that restructures thought — and in an AI age, universities need to teach it more

Joel Heng Hartse, Simon Fraser University and Taylor Morphett, Kwantlen Polytechnic University

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Investing in technologies for student learning: 4 principles school boards and parents should consider

Lucas Johnson, Lakehead University

Students seen with devices at a table wearing masks.
AI-generated misinformation: 3 teachable skills to help address it

Jaigris Hodson, Royal Roads University

Young people seen in front of a laptop.
Cyberbullying girls with pornographic deepfakes is a form of misogyny

Amanda Margaret Narvali, University of Guelph; Joshua August (Gus) Skorburg, University of Guelph, and Maya J. Goldenberg, University of Guelph

Hands seen at a keyboard.