Diane Ravitch has some observations on the recent ousting of New York City Schools Chancellor Cathie Black that adds to the idea that public schools are a site for democracy in practice. Rick Salutin, as I mentioned, made this observation in the Toronto Star a couple of weeks ago. Here are some interesting excerpts from…
Ontario’s new full-day kindergarten expansion is going to look to the private sector to help provide services and, according to the Toronto Star, this is not a welcome development. Olivia Nuamah of the Atkinson Charitable Foundation, which promotes full-day kindergarten learning, says public delivery of the Ontario government’s expanded programme was supposed to ensure quality.…
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