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Rising cost of living leads some high school graduates to forgo their dream universities

In the News   |   May 23, 2023

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Connor Sullivan had his sights set on the University of British Columbia’s conservation biology program back in 11th grade. But after doing the math, he quickly realized his dream wasn’t quite adding up. “The living... read more

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Lack of research funding pushes PhD students out of Canada, threatening a new brain drain

In the News   |   April 28, 2023

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Sivani Baskaran spent years doing research toward her PhD at the University of Toronto. The work demanded high levels of commitment and long hours – but the paltry salary left her struggling to cover her... read more

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Ontario to hire 1,000 educators as province hopes to improve reading and math scores

In the News   |   April 17, 2023

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The Ontario government plans to add 1,000 teachers and other educators in elementary schools to target reading and math skills after widespread concerns of learning loss during the pandemic. Education Minister Stephen Lecce pledged on Sunday $180-million... read more

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Canada’s universities call on the government to increase research funding

In the News   |   March 27, 2023

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Canada’s universities are calling for a significant boost to research funding to keep pace with other wealthy countries and avoid losing promising scientists to a brain drain. Paul Davidson, president of Universities Canada, the umbrella... read more

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With food costs soaring and no national program, Canadian schools struggle to feed students

In the News   |   March 15, 2023

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Lindsay Steeves, a Grade 1 teacher at Cathy Wever Elementary School in Hamilton, knows that if she wants to feed young minds, she also needs to make sure their little bellies are properly nourished. So,... read more

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The case for raising RESP limits to keep pace with soaring inflation

In the News   |   February 21, 2023

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While inflation has massively increased the cost of a postsecondary education by driving up prices for tuition, food and rent, at least one thing has not kept pace with soaring education expenses: registered education savings plans. The... read more

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Hired exam takers, blackmail and the rise of contract cheating at Canadian universities

Articles of Interest   |   February 17, 2023

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Canadian universities are reporting a rise in academic misconduct cases in recent years, a trend that was exacerbated by the pandemic. In March, 2021, a student at the University of Toronto found a tutor online... read more

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Ottawa ends all research funding with Chinese military and state security institutions

In the News   |   February 15, 2023

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The federal government will no longer fund research with Chinese military and state security institutions and is urging the provinces and universities to adopt similar national-security measures. Innovation Minister François-Phillipe Champagne announced late Tuesday that... read more

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ChatGPT prompting some professors to rethink how they grade students

In the News   |   January 31, 2023

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Instructors at Canadian postsecondary schools, warned that the struggle to prevent cheating with artificial-intelligence apps such as ChatGPT won’t be won by a technological arms race, are instead changing how they conduct assessments. Professors are de-emphasizing essays and take-home... read more

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How ChatGPT, other AI tools could change the way students learn

Articles of Interest   |   December 19, 2022

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Experts say artificial-intelligence programs, such as ChatGPT, could usher in new methods of educational assessment and curriculum that test creativity, though students will also have to develop literacy for the technology’s limitations and biases. ChatGPT... read more

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New Brunswick introduces changes to French immersion program

Articles of Interest   |   December 16, 2022

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New Brunswick students entering kindergarten and Grade 1 will spend half their day learning French, and the other half in English class starting this fall as the country’s only officially bilingual province looks to dismantle... read more

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Canadian doctors trained at international medical schools increasingly giving up on their home country for work

In the News   |   December 13, 2022

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Canada’s health care system needs physicians to fill important gaps, but it has also set up barriers for international graduates to practise here instead of the U.S., Britain and Australia. More below • How international med students... read more

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Census shows high rate of undergraduate and college education among Canadians, but complex trends lie behind it

Articles of Interest   |   December 5, 2022

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More than half of Canada’s working-age population has graduated from either university or college, the highest proportion in the G7 industrialized countries, according to the latest data from the 2021 census. The share of post-secondary... read more

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CUPE to end education protests in Ontario after Doug Ford says he will repeal legislation banning strike

In the News   |   November 7, 2022

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Ontario education workers say they will return to work in response to Premier Doug Ford’s pledge to repeal legislation that imposed a four-year contract on the union and return to bargaining. Ryan Bird, spokesman for... read more

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Federal student loans to become interest free, Freeland says in fiscal update

In the News   |   November 4, 2022

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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced plans to erase the interest on federal student and apprentice loans as part of the government’s fall fiscal update. The move, made amid soaring living costs and the threat of... read more

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