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IN THE MEDIA: Search for school board leaders presents opportunity in face of racism discussions, say experts

As several Ontario school boards search for new directors of education, some experts say the situation presents an opportunity to kick start a much-needed reform of the education system. "It's a very interesting time," said Carl James, Faculty of Education Professor and Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora

IN THE MEDIA: Directors of education should have teaching experience, critics tell Ford government

Critics are calling on the government not to change the qualifications for directors of education, saying the person at the helm of a school board should have teaching experience. An online petition created by 91��ɫ Assistant Professor Vidya Shah and Toronto principal Alison Gaymes San Vicente had almost 30,000 signatures by late Friday afternoon. The change.org […]

IN THE MEDIA: As Ontario school boards hunt for leaders, the TDSB gets bold on a key question: Who selects the director?

As school boards across Ontario teeter on the cusp of change, with at least 14 boards looking to select a new director of education, academics, parents and community members of the country’s largest stepped forward at a trustee meeting on Thursday. “It’s fair to ask how the trustees would go about choosing a director at […]

IN THE MEDIA: Transitioning back to daycare after COVID-19

Cristina Delgado Vintimilla, an assistant professor of early childhood in 91��ɫ’s Faculty of Education talks about how to transition back to daycare after COVID-19. “Daycare will look a little different than what we were used to, classrooms will be smaller, children won’t be able to mingle with children from other groups” says Vintimilla.

IN THE MEDIA: Ontario made the right call on streaming. A student’s future should not be decided in Grade 9

This week, the Government of Ontario announced that it would end streaming in Grade 9. Research by Carl James, 91��ɫ Professor and Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora, is not alone in showing that Black Canadians and especially historic Black Canadians (compared with those from the families of recent immigrants) are far more […]

IN THE MEDIA: Ontario to ban suspensions for children in Grade 3 and below in efforts to rid education system of racism

Ontario will stop suspending children from junior kindergarten to Grade 3, a practice that has been shown to disproportionately impact Black students. A 2017 study by Carl James, the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community, and Diaspora at 91��ɫ's Faculty of Education, reported Black students were more than twice as likely as other racialized […]

IN THE MEDIA: Ending Academic Streaming in Schools

Faculty of Education Professor Carl James led research on streaming back in 2017 and found it disproportionately affected Black students. “The ways in which teachers perceive Black students’ abilities in the context of systemic racism means that we have assumptions about the potential of Black students.”

IN THE MEDIA: Ontario Government ending streaming in Grade 9

The Ontario government has announced academic streaming in Grade 9 will be ending. A 2017 study led by Carl James, Professor and Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora, found that Black students were being streamed into the applied stream at significantly higher rates than other students. "Black students were not seen as having the capacity […]

IN THE MEDIA: Ontario to end 'discriminatory' practice of academic streaming in Grade 9

After years of calls from some educators and advocacy groups to end the practice, the Ontario government says it will do away with academic streaming in Grade 9. A 2017 report led by Carl James, Professor and Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora at 91��ɫ's Faculty of Education found that Black teens […]

IN THE MEDIA: Professor thrilled with new math, but wonders what it will look like in classroom

Tina Rapke, an Assistant Professor 91��ɫ's Faculty of Education, is thrilled to see that curriculum reforms focus on “mental math” and that there is a mention of the “emotional” aspect -- the anxiety students can experience. “I'm very happy to see the focus on mental math,” says Rapke.“We have research that has recommendations ... […]