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The Facts on Education: What is the best way to integrate newcomer students into schools and classrooms?
Audio-visual tools about the Quebec school system. Created by the Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes réfugiées et immigrantes (TCRI, 2014). http://www.ecoleplurielle.ca/ressources/outil-dinformation-et-danimation-sur-le-systeme-scolaire-quebecois/
Education indicators in Canada: An international perspective, 2015
The proportion of adults aged 25 to 64 who had completed high school was higher in Canada than in all but four of the reporting members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The Facts on Education: What is Effective School Design?
Architectural Design Guidelines for Schools. (2012). http://www.infrastructure.alberta.ca/Content/docType486/Production/ArchitecturalGuidelines.pdf Bransford, J.D., Brown, A.L., & Cocking, R.R. (1999). The design of learning environments. In J.D. Bransford, A.L. Brown, & R.R. Cocking (Eds.
Education at a Glance 2015
Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators is the authoritative source for accurate and relevant information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the structure, finances, and performance of education systems in the OECD’s 34 member countries, as well as a number of ...
Canadian School Boards Association Statement on Proposed Quebec Legislation Bill 86
MONTREAL, /CNW/ - The Canadian School Boards Association represents public school boards across the country.
Education In Canada
Canada’s public education system consists of schools from Kindergarten to Grade 12. All public schools in Canada are provincially accredited, follow a standard curriculum, employ only government certified teachers and are publicly funded.
www.cmec.ca
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4 reasons Finland's schools are better
Brian Bahr/Getty Images Finland recently dropped the news that it's revamping its already-unorthodox education system to teach students broad, multi-disciplinary topics.
Education & Skills Today
The statistics on the age distribution of male and female teachers show that the gender imbalance in the teaching profession will increase even more in the years to come.
Education in Canada
Around 15 per cent of Canadians have a university degree, over 25 per cent have a diploma from a post-secondary education institution and around 50 per cent graduate from high school.
The Facts on Education : How does parent involvement in education affect children's learning?
The Ontario Ministry of Education's Parent Engagement Websitehttp://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/parents/involvement/ People for Education's Parent Engagement Toolkithttp://www.peopleforeducation.
No link between class size and performance, Education Minister Yves Bolduc says
QUEBEC There is no clear link between smaller class sizes and student performance, Education Minister Yves Bolduc said Wednesday.
CMEC > Programs and Initiatives > Assessment > Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) > PCAP 2013 > Overview
CMEC released the results of the third cycle of the Pan-Canadian Assessment Program, PCAP 2013 Report on the Pan-Canadian Assessment of Science, Reading, and Mathematics, on October 7, 2014.
www.caps-i.ca
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Education ministers signal transformation key to the future
CHARLOTTETOWN, /CNW/ - Skills, Aboriginal education, improved student performance, and partnership were the focus of the 103rd meeting of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Equity in Learning Outcomes
The grand promise of public education is to provide all students with an equal opportunity to learn and prepare themselves for work or future education regardless of their socio-economic conditions at home.
Education and Skills
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John Ames presents: Using Neuroscience to Inform Writing
Presented by Office of Graduate Programs and Research Graduate Student Council of the Faculty of Education Indigenous Education Institute of Canada -- Year of Indigenous Education Dean's Office, Faculty of Education.Research Day - May 30, 2013 - Ignite Research presentation by John Ames, MA student,
Canadian teens ace OECD problem-solving test Add to ...
Canadian teens ranked first among their English-speaking peers on an international test of problem-solving abilities that will add fuel to the debate around provincial math curriculums.
Why Canadian and U.S. education systems are so different Add to ...
For Canadian journalists on education, the United States is a gift for all seasons. Student advocates point to astronomical debt levels among American students to warn against raising postsecondary tuition. Detractors of all-day kindergarten cite studies questioning the benefits of early learning.
The PISA 2012 scores show the failure of 'market based' education reform
When PISA results were first presented 12 years ago, the participating countries were excited to see how their school systems perform compared to one another.
www.oecd.org
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"Go Public" — Finally, A Film That Celebrates Public Schools
Copyright, Truthout.org. Reprinted with permission.
K–12 Education: Opportunities and Strategies for Ontario Entrepreneurs
This report includes market research designed to give an overview of the education system in Ontario.
School Systems
A present-day feature of all developed countries is a system of schooling which is governed and supervised, at least to some extent, by the state. These systems were established and expanded to facilitate universal and compulsory education for young people between certain ages.
