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Effective teaching and learning depend on having timely data, but Ontario plans to scrap the requirement for boards to administer surveys that gauge students’ sense of belonging. Students participates in a math class in Ottawa, in December 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

April 29, 2026

School boards and universities will both be affected by Ontario’s Bill 101 sweeping changes

Louis Volante, Brock University

The bill is likely to create new challenges for public schools serving children and youth, as well as for university Faculties of Education aiming to prepare the next generations of teachers.

March 17, 2023

Persistent absence from school is a growing threat to children’s education

Markus Klein, University of Strathclyde and Edward Sosu, University of Strathclyde

Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of classes.

When students are in school consistently, they learn more, do better and are more likely to graduate from high school. Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post

October 26, 2022

How parents and schools can get chronically absent kids back in the classroom

Joshua Childs, The University of Texas at Austin

The numbers of students missing 15 days or more of school in a given year is on the rise in the US. Evidence shows certain approaches can get kids back in school and help them stay in class.

The adverse effects of the pandemic on student learning loss and absenteeism mean Canada urgently needs a national vision for supporting this generation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

August 10, 2021

Pandemic education crisis: Canada is failing to tackle ‘lost year’ in K‑12 education

Paul W Bennett, Saint Mary’s University

Canada’s Council of Ministers of Education has yet to articulate a vision for overcoming two school years of disrupted education.

Rocks painted with the message “every child matters,” commemorate Orange Shirt Day, Sept. 30, about creating meaningful discussion about the effects of Residential Schools and their legacy. (Province of British Columbia/Flickr)

September 29, 2020

Racism contributes to poor attendance of Indigenous students in Alberta schools: New study

Teresa Anne Fowler, Concordia University of Edmonton

A study in one Alberta school board found racism contributes to poor attendance of on-reserve Indigenous students in public schools, despite educators not recognizing this as a barrier.

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