América del NOrte/Canada/Universityworldnew The provincial government has fired the Peel District School Board’s director of education amid mounting allegations of anti-Black racism and other forms of discrimination within the organization. Peter Joshua had overseen the PDSB through a tumultuous several months, including a damning report commissioned by Ontario’s Ministry of Education last fall. Education Minister […]
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La pandemia revela las desigualdades en Canadá
América del Norte/ Canadá/ 16.06.2020/ Fuente: www.rcinet.ca. Una de las frases que surgió durante las primeras semanas de la pandemia en Canadá decía en inglés: “We are still all in this together”, que equivale a “Estamos todos juntos en esto”, en referencia a los esfuerzos por contener la expansión de la pandemia en las distintas […]
Canadá: Edmonton Public Schools pushes back on charter school bill
Edmonton Public Schools pushes back on charter school bill Edmonton Public Schools says bill cuts board consultation powers Critics say the bill paves the way for the rise of charter schools, raising the prospects of eroding funds for public schools and a tiered education system. (Syda Productions / Shutterstock) Alberta’s Minister of Education is defending a […]
Ontario shuts schools until September because of COVID-19 pandemic
North America/ Canada/ 19.05.2020/ Source: www.cbc.ca.Pa Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday that the province is cancelling in-person learning for the school year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The safety of our children is my top priority,” Ford said. The province said in a news release that the decision was made after consultation with the chief medical […]
Conversación con Henry Giroux: Pedagogía Crítica en tiempos difíciles
Por: CEIP Histórica. Fernando Lazaro (Moderador-Panelista) Luis Huerta Charles (Moderador Traductor) Viernes: 22 de mayo Argentina: 6:00 pm México – Colombia: 4:00 pm Venezuela – Chile: 5: 00 pm Canadá: 5:00 pm Transmisión en vivo por facebook: CEIP Histórica Fuente de la resñea: CEIP Histórica
Canadá: What will future education look like?
What will future education look like? Teachers hope education of the future will be a mix of online, in-person instruction, don’t foresee COVID-19 restrictions putting an end to bricks and mortar schools Teachers and administrators at the elementary, secondary and postsecondary levels of education have shown they can rapidly switch from delivering traditional classroom learning […]
CANADÁ Las universidades se mueven para proteger el sector estudiantil internacional
América del Norte/Canada/Universitywordnews A medida que la crisis de salud se prolonga, los colegios y universidades canadienses piden al gobierno federal que permita a los estudiantes internacionales, que contribuyen con un estimado de CA $ 6 mil millones (US $ 4,3 mil millones) al año en la matrícula en las universidades, para hacer cursos en […]