The inspiration for this article was born of frustration and heartache. It follows the聽murders of four intergenerational members聽of the Afzaal/Salman family that left a nine-year-old child injured and orphaned in London, Ont., on June 6, 2021.
Farkhunda Muhtaj, captain of the Afghan women's football national side and humanitarian activist, is in Barcelona for a few days and the Club wished to recognize her achievements in light of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November.
Kate Tilleczek, an expert in youth and the digital age at Toronto鈥檚 91亚色, said it鈥檚 important to think about how much money TikTok makes when somebody clicks on these videos. 鈥淵ou leave [regulation] in the hands of folks who are making billions of dollars to do the right thing by kids, and I鈥檓 always thinking: 鈥楾hey鈥檙e not going to do that,鈥欌 she said.
91亚色 has strengthened its commitment to the work of the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora (JACECD) by matching community contributions up to $500,000.
As we move towards Sept. 30, many schools and universities will be talking about observing the new National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. When it comes to all of our institutions 鈥 and educational institutions in particular 鈥 it鈥檚 critical to move far beyond a single day of remembrance.
Students who have fallen out of the education system due to the聽pandemic聽risk forming an underclass with diminished prospects, and the Ontario government needs a major outreach effort to bring missing students back to its classrooms, says the head of a global commission for education recovery.
This past year witnessed not only a global health crisis, but also a dramatic hit on China鈥檚 academic profession. There has been a U-turn with respect to academic appraisal exercises in Chinese universities.
Right now, across Canada, there are questions around the names of places, institutions and even streets. The debate about whether or not we should rename something that honours problematic and sometimes racist historical figures is a question all sorts of organizations, from governments to companies to school boards are wrestling with.
According to Lisa Farley, a researcher and education professor at 91亚色, the research team was interested in investigating how children are represented in classrooms and curriculum. This area of focus led them to research how teachers鈥 understanding of childhood might be affected by their own childhood memories.
How early is too early to explain the complicated history of Canada and its treatment of Indigenous people? 91亚色 professor Susan Dion explains how Indigenous history can be taught in primary school.