Melanie D. Janzen – The Conversation

People rally against the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

February 20, 2025

Moves to undermine public education in the U.S. should concern Canadians

Melanie D. Janzen, University of Manitoba and Jordan Laidlaw, University of Manitoba

Events unfolding in the U.S. around education policy should call Canadians to pay close attention to what is happening in our local school districts.

Striking school teachers protest outside a speech by Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce in Toronto on Feb. 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

March 3, 2020

A largely female teaching force is standing up for public education

Shannon D. M. Moore, University of Manitoba and Melanie D. Janzen, University of Manitoba

Neoliberal governments are getting away with cutting public funding to education — by framing education as women’s work that needs a strong managerial hand.

A trauma-informed lens asks people to shift from thinking ‘What is wrong?“ to 'What happened?” (Shutterstock)

September 2, 2019

Trauma‑informed classrooms can better support kids in care

Melanie D. Janzen, University of Manitoba; Dawn Sutherland, University of Manitoba, and Kathryn Levine, University of Manitoba

In some Manitoba schools, educators are working to recognize that the most urgent need for children who have experienced trauma is to establish the child’s sense of safety in the school.

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