Fewer students are enrolling in postsecondary education since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Increasing tuition, high debt loads and uncertain COVID-19 learning environments are discouraging young people from pursuing higher education. But what are they missing out on and what is society losing by this disturbing trend? We know that people with higher levelsContinue reading “Higher education is worth the investment”
Category Archives: Education
Federal-provincial cooperation a must in childcare
Canada is the weakest investor in early learning and childcare among wealthy countries and, not surprisingly, we rate last in meeting early childhood development objectives. However, this state of affairs may be dramatically altered by the $30 billion dollar investment in high-quality childcare announced in the federal budget last month. Early learning and childcare areContinue reading “Federal-provincial cooperation a must in childcare”
Public schools matter
Universal access to publicly-funded healthcare is a source of national pride and a social policy that Canadians are willing to go to great lengths to defend. But how passionate are we about preserving a robust public education system? Recent events locally and provincially challenge our resolve on this very issue. Exshaw School is under threatContinue reading “Public schools matter”
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