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School phone bans are working in Toronto elementary schools — and failing in high schools

Sachin Maharaj, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and John Ranellucci, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Why teacher training is the overlooked route to a stronger special education system

Jordan Shurr, Queen's University, Ontario

What dandelions and bees can teach us about our responsibilities to the natural world

Louise Zimanyi, Royal Roads University

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Lunchbox labour is back — here’s how Canada’s new school food program can grow

Jennifer Black, University of British Columbia and Rachel Engler-Stringer, University of Saskatchewan

Students need more than AI skills — they need accountable AI literacy

Sibo Chen, Toronto Metropolitan University

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Canada’s AI strategy needs educators who feel prepared, not just trained

Lydia Scholle-Cotton, Queen's University, Ontario; Cheryl Lee-Yow, Queen's University, Ontario, and Emily Luo, Queen's University, Ontario

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Jason Arday’s tragic death reveals the intense skepticism Black scholars face

Cornel Grey, Western University

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When can your child stay home alone? Neuroscience suggests we’re asking the wrong question

Codie C. Lavoie, University of Southern California

Why the real test of Canada’s AI strategy is in university classrooms

Johanathan Woodworth, Mount Saint Vincent University

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Math gaps between Ontario kids start in kindergarten — and often persist through Grade 9

Fatemeh Ameli, University of Toronto; Eric Duku, McMaster University; Magdalena Janus, University of British Columbia, and Scott Davies, University of Toronto

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Work-integrated learning: 3 insights for effective policy from Alberta

Kashif Raza, University of British Columbia

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Experiential and ‘work-integrated’ learning aren’t the same — and it matters for higher education

David Peacock, University of Alberta

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Should AI chatbots simulate care for students? Alberta teachers say no

Soroush Sabbaghan, University of Calgary

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Why I celebrate Black graduation magic: An anti-racist perspective

Clare Warner, McMaster University

Mothering while Black: To protect our children, we draw on traditions of refusal

Takwana Nhau, Carleton University

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A historian of Black Canada gives a report card on Ontario’s new mandated Black history education

Natasha Henry-Dixon, York University, Canada

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Kids need to play — and how cities are designed and resourced affects their access

Ozlem Cankaya, MacEwan University; Marielle Papin, MacEwan University, and Salim Hashmi, King's College London

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The real truth about stories: Book recommendations from the Indigenous Literatures Lab

Jennifer Brant, University of Toronto; Erenna Morrison, University of Toronto; Gayatri Thakor, University of Toronto; Jasmine Rice, University of Toronto, and Miyopin Cheechoo, University of Toronto

Confronting residential schools denialism is an ethical and shared Canadian responsibility

Sean Carleton, University of Manitoba and Benjamin Kucher, University of Alberta

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Acting with one mind: Gwich’in lessons for truth and reconciliation

Crystal Gail Fraser, University of Alberta

Boats seen on the water under a bright sky.

Curve Lake’s day school history reveals Indigenous activism in the face of colonial schooling

Jackson Pind, Trent University

How Indigenous-led health education in remote communities can make reconciliation real

Jamaica Cass, Queen's University, Ontario

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My grandfather kept his rejected degree for 50 years. Decades later, Canada still deskills immigrants

Kaya M. Anderson, Western University

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What Ontarians need to know about ‘student achievement’ reforms that will run school boards like businesses

Sachin Maharaj, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Beyhan Farhadi, University of Toronto, and Vidya Shah, University of Toronto

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Dyslexic students have the right to read — and Manitoba has joined other provinces to address this

Michael Baker, University of Manitoba

Early childhood & parenting

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Canadians love outdoor play and land-based learning — but regulations get in the way

Beverlie Dietze, Mount Saint Vincent University; Kelsey Robson, Lakehead University, and Melanie Manitowabi

Starting kindergarten soon? Summer is a perfect time to support your child’s early literacy learning

Pamela Beach, Queen's University, Ontario and Kristy Timmons, Queen's University, Ontario

A parent walks with a child on a city street.

Ontario kindergarten: What changed, what didn’t and why it matters

Kristy Timmons, Queen's University, Ontario and Pamela Beach, Queen's University, Ontario

A large blue sheet with paint splatters draped over an esel in a classroom showing alphabet info on the walls and student bins.

Have child, need job: How child-care problems prevent many families from re-entering the workforce

Alisaleh Shariati, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Emis Akbari, University of Toronto

A mother with a baby in a carrier trying to work at a laptop.

It takes a village: How community can be a lifeline for improving child and family well-being

Marilyn N. Ahun, McGill University

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Early French immersion: How teachers and families can support oral language development

Nathalie Rothschild, Concordia University

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How babywearing helps establish parent-child bonds

Eszter Szekely, McGill University

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4 ways kindergarten lays the foundation for lifelong learning

Hetty Roessingh, University of Calgary

After the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands more kindergarteners faced developmental challenges

Magdalena Janus, University of British Columbia and Caroline Reid-Westoby, McMaster University

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K-12

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Alberta wants neutrality in classrooms, but what if ‘viewpoints’ are lived experience?

Kevin Lopuck, University of Manitoba and Izzeddin Hawamda, Canadian Mennonite University

What Canada, the U.K. and other G7 nations learned about building resilient education systems during the COVID-19 pandemic

Louis Volante, Brock University; Kristof De Witte, KU Leuven; Luca Salmieri, Sapienza University of Rome, and Orazio Giancola, Sapienza University of Rome

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Being taught by people who know stuff instead of prepared teachers risks our children’s futures

Lisa Starr, University of Lethbridge

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In a world divided, teachers need to connect with each other

Jordan Laidlaw, University of Manitoba

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Chinese and Canadian approaches to math teaching have a lot to learn from each other

Chenkai Chi, University of Windsor

How alternative teaching models can foster inclusive classrooms

Cornelia Schneider, Mount Saint Vincent University

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Many autistic students are denied a full education — here’s what we need for inclusive schools

Vanessa Fong, University of British Columbia; Janet McLaughlin, Wilfrid Laurier University, and Margaret Schneider, Wilfrid Laurier University

Post-secondary

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What cannabis use really tells us about university students’ eating habits

Jamie Seabrook, Western University; Jasna Twynstra, Western University; Jason Gilliland, Western University, and Rawan Alfares, Western University

Toronto students who live in residence get better grades, study finds

Kiana Basiri, Toronto Metropolitan University; Cynthia Holmes, Toronto Metropolitan University; Shelagh McCartney, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Ximena Rosenvasser, Toronto Metropolitan University

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Canada’s AI strategy and universities: Beyond literacy, students need to be fluent with AI

Ali Shiri, University of Alberta

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Why should humanities education persist in an AI age? Self-development, to start

Johannes Steizinger, McMaster University

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How naming shared values is an effective approach to leading through a crisis

Mel Rutherford, McMaster University

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Canada’s first Inuit-led university is coming to Nunavut — here’s why it matters

Daniel Sims, University of Northern British Columbia

Indigenous

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

5 vital leadership takeaways from the life of Chief Poundmaker

Andrew J. Karesa, The King's University Canada

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As Canada is threatened, it’s urgent to revisit Indigenous sovereignty and nationhood

Frank Deer, University of Manitoba

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How the Middle Ages are being revisited through Indigenous perspectives

Brenna Duperron, Dalhousie University

Why Canadians need two dramatic educational shifts to honour reconciliation

Jennifer Wallner, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Gavin Furrey, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

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Truth before reconciliation: 8 ways to identify and confront Residential School denialism

Daniel Heath Justice, University of British Columbia and Sean Carleton, University of Manitoba

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Can a virtual reality residential school, developed with Survivors, improve empathy toward Indigenous people?

Iloradanon H. Efimoff, Toronto Metropolitan University and Katherine B. Starzyk, University of Manitoba

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Youth are charting new freshwater futures by learning from the water on the water

Andrea Reid, University of British Columbia and Dalal Hanna, Carleton University

Revisiting the Williams Treaties of 1923: Anishinaabeg perspectives after a century

Jackson Pind, Trent University and Jack Hoggarth, Trent University

Climate change

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6 ways to build resilience and hope into young people’s learning about climate change

Simon Appolloni, University of Toronto

How early childhood education is responding to climate change

Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw, Western University

A chalkboard saying 'write rain' is seen alongside many very thin strips of paper with writing on them.

How to teach children about climate change, inspire hope and take action to change the future

Maya K. Gislason, Simon Fraser University and Angel M. Kennedy, Simon Fraser University

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Teachers need bolder action from our school boards to educate in and for a climate emergency

Karen S. Acton, University of Toronto

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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

Technology

A safe AI strategy for Canadian youth should include age-associated risks

Adam Kenneth Dubé, McGill University

We asked teachers about their experiences with AI in the classroom — here’s what they said

Nadia Delanoy, University of Calgary

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6 ways AI can partner with us in creative inquiry, inspired by media theorist Marshall McLuhan

Gordon A. Gow, University of Alberta

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Nihilistic violent extremist networks recruit vulnerable people — and our youth need support

Kawser Ahmed, University of Manitoba

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Philosopher Hannah Arendt provokes us to rethink what education is for in the era of AI

Paul Tarc, Western University

How should schools teach AI? 3 models to consider

Hugo G. Lapierre, Université de Montréal; Normand Roy, Université de Montréal, and Patrick Charland, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

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AI in universities: How large language models are transforming research