Wendy Hughes

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A new study found that graduates of publicly funded schools were more likely to disagree with statements such as ‘discrimination is no longer a major problem.’ (Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for EDUimages)

Why attending publicly funded schools may help students become more culturally sensitive

Wendy Hughes, University of Toronto

A study finds that graduates who attended publicly funded schools were more likely to have open intercultural orientations than those who attended private schools.
Focusing on narrow PISA measures may increase skill levels but cause students to miss out on the kinds of learning that generates higher-order thinking. (Shutterstock)

Problems with PISA: Why Canadians should be skeptical of the global test

Sarfaroz Niyozov, University of Toronto and Wendy Hughes, University of Toronto

There are many reasons to be skeptical about PISA rankings, and their use to compare student achievement or to identify best practices or solutions for educational problems.

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