Protecting education should be at the centre of peace negotiations in Afghanistan

The Taliban appeared to be walking away from peace talks with the Afghan government — until, at the end of May, they suddenly agreed to a...

BIPOC or IBPOC? LGBTQ or LGBTQ2S+? Who decides which terms we should use?

It does not take a degree to notice that the names for groups of people sharing a common skin colour, ethnicity, gender identity, disability or racial...

Here’s why students don’t revise what they write – and why they should

When high school students get into the habit of revising their writing, it has a positive impact on the quality of their work. Despite the proven...

Why we remember more by reading – especially print – than from audio or video

During the pandemic, many college professors abandoned assignments from printed textbooks and turned instead to digital texts or multimedia coursework. As a professor of linguistics, I...

Federal budget 2021: 7 actions to ensure Canada’s ‘child-care plan’ is about education

The 2021 federal budget promises new investments of up to $30 billion over five years and $8.3 billion per year after that to create a Canada-wide...

To ‘future proof’ universities, leaders have to engage faculty to make tough decisions

Universities are at a crossroads, with COVID-19 acting as a tipping point for whether they thrive or barely survive. On April 13, about 100 faculty members...

Canadian school boards seeking e-learning solutions for students

Free speech on campus: universities need to create ‘safe but critical’ spaces for debate – here’s how they can do it

The issue of free speech in universities continues to plague UK campuses. Earlier this year, the government announced “landmark proposals” to tackle the issue, including appointing...

Provinces should act fast to avert a teacher shortage now and after COVID-19

While concerns about COVID-19 variants and predictions of a third wave loom, many experts believe schools must stay open. The pressures for schools to stay open...

House OKs bill regulating off-campus educational activities

MANILA – The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a measure seeking to regulate the conduct of off-campus educational activities by both public...