COVID-19 shows the cracks in public education – here's how to repair them
Is the answer to create an emergency ministry of education housed in Ottawa? Unequivocally, no. As I document in my book, Canada stands alone globally as a country without a national department of education — and this should continue. Elementary and secondary education is one of the few areas that Ottawa has steered clear from, and this has been to Canada’s advantage. However, there are practical steps that should be taken towards improving our educational systems. As some researchers have argued, collecting identity-based data would help to better identify and address barriers and probl...
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