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Students in a study favoured small-group discussions because they create space for students to speak honestly without the pressure of addressing the entire class. (Vitaly Gariev/Unsplash)

4 ways to empower students to spark social change

Empowering students to address social issues doesn’t require a classroom overhaul. Simple, everyday activities can be life-changing when integrated into traditional teaching.
A woman claps above a banner reading “everything will be all right,” in Rome. This phrase has appeared on social media and at balconies and windows across Italy as the country faces coronavirus. (Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP)

What is solidarity? During coronavirus and always, it’s more than ‘we’re all in this together’

The word ‘solidarity’ is echoing around the world in the COVID-19 pandemic. But where does the term come from and what does it really mean?
Toronto school board data reveals that Black, racialized and lower-income students face significant gaps in student outcomes. Nik Shuliahin /Unsplash

Racialized student achievement gaps are a red‑alert

In examining and addressing opportunity gaps for racialized students in schools, school boards must learn to account for present-day and historical inequities.

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