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Universities, colleges reluctant to stake out positions before Ontario's new Cabinet is announced, writes @srchiose ow.ly/e27230kFuZh

Ontario’s postsecondary institutions watch and wait as Ford government settles in

The future of funding, free-speech protection and environmental concerns among the province’s schools remain hazy as premier-designate Doug Ford made few concrete promises on the campaign trail

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A long-distance university program in Dadaab refugee camp is training the next generation of teachers and leaders ow.ly/tU0830kArfC
York University’s distance-education program breaks barriers for refugees

York University’s distance-education program breaks barriers for refugees

In Kenya’s Dadaab camp, York University initiative seeks to equip displaced people with the tools to escape poverty, and rebuild their communities

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"Ontario still has an outstanding university system, but we are a system at risk:” Higher ed has had little attention in this election. Will that change after June 7? ow.ly/1JG930kl10l
Ontario universities, colleges urge provincial parties to invest or risk declines in quality of...

Ontario universities, colleges urge provincial parties to invest or risk declines in quality of...

Changes to financial aid have expanded access to higher education, especially for underrepresented students, but now new money is needed to hire more faculty, add new facilities and enhance in-demand...

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University sexual assault policies were billed as a way to help survivors on campus. But a year after they were introduced, one student's story shows the harm they can do: theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Sexual assault policies at universities have students asking: Are these new systems any better than...

Sexual assault policies at universities have students asking: Are these new systems any better than...

Advocates say they are increasingly hearing stories of students who feel unsatisfied and angry. In some areas, students may indeed be better served by a criminal process, they say.

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Agreements between private and public colleges on recruiting international students pose unacceptable risks, government report says ow.ly/hDUY30jD1Ep
Deals between public-private colleges pose unacceptable risks to students, Ontario report says

Deals between public-private colleges pose unacceptable risks to students, Ontario report says

Using private career colleges to recruit international students leaves province unable to guarantee the quality of programs, internal study finds.

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Wilfrid Laurier archiving hate mail in Lindsay Shepherd controversy for researchers in social media, university history, documents show theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Documents reveal new details in Lindsay Shepherd-Wilfrid Laurier University saga

Documents reveal new details in Lindsay Shepherd-Wilfrid Laurier University saga

The documents, obtained by The Globe and Mail through freedom of information legislation, also raise renewed questions about how the university’s policy dealing with sexual violence was applied to...

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Ontario’s professors are retiring later, putting pressure on schools’ budgets: study dlvr.it/QJw84m
Number of Ontario professors over 65 rises, under 45 falls, study finds

Number of Ontario professors over 65 rises, under 45 falls, study finds

Proportion of faculty older than 65 in the province has increased to almost 9 per cent, from close to zero, after mandatory retirement ended in 2006

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Students questioning what 'reconciliation' means in the classroom after verdicts in Boushie and Fontaine deaths. ow.ly/o2Nh30iJBHi
Deaths of Colten Boushie, Tina Fontaine spark difficult classroom conversations, professors say

Deaths of Colten Boushie, Tina Fontaine spark difficult classroom conversations, professors say

Some Indigenous student groups across the country are questioning what the word ‘reconciliation’ means in the wake of recent verdicts

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Deaths of Colten Boushie, Tina Fontaine spark difficult classroom conversations, professors say dlvr.it/QJWkVq
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New St. Michael’s College president touts value of Catholic education dlvr.it/QJWbyp
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Federal government commits funds to address shortage of French immersion teachers dlvr.it/QJFZgY
Federal government commits funds to address shortage of French immersion teachers

Federal government commits funds to address shortage of French immersion teachers

French immersion is so popular in many parts of Canada that school boards say they struggle with reconfiguring classrooms and finding qualified teachers

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Uncertainty abounds as N.S. teachers vote for illegal job action over sweeping government proposals dlvr.it/QHbwSw
Study finds gap in university students', faculty's appraisal of skills gleaned in class dlvr.it/QHbSyp

Study finds gap in university students', faculty's appraisal of skills gleaned in class

The report, released Thursday, surveyed a panel of faculty, students and career counselling staff at Canadian colleges and universities on their views of the links between academic courses and...

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Arming teachers will not make U.S. schools safer dlvr.it/QHb09R
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Raises for executives at Ontario universities and colleges are progressing, but slowly dlvr.it/QHSxp0
Raises for executives at Ontario universities and colleges are progressing, but slowly

Raises for executives at Ontario universities and colleges are progressing, but slowly

Of the four frameworks that have been approved so far under legislation that will lift a freeze on management salaries in the public sector, none contain hikes exceeding 5 per cent annually.

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Ontario school data shed light on effects of math-class divisions dlvr.it/QGvb71
Ontario school data shed light on effects of math-class divisions

Ontario school data shed light on effects of math-class divisions

The report card is based on an overall score for each high school in Ontario that considers provincial test results in math and literacy assessments

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Ontario school boards intensify spending war to lure students, maintain funding dlvr.it/QGG7BR
Ontario school boards intensify spending war to lure students, maintain funding

Ontario school boards intensify spending war to lure students, maintain funding

Declining birth rates have forced Ontario's four distinct publicly funded systems to compete

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In fight for funding, Ontario’s Catholic school boards enrolling more non-Catholics dlvr.it/QG68l2
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Brock University to pick up full tuition tab for international students dlvr.it/QFcTxX
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B.C. school board seeks non-certified teachers to fill gap dlvr.it/QFT9Wb
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