Abstracts

News, opinion and commentary

Search abstracts:

The roots of failure: two new studies link poverty and illiteracy

Article Abstract:

Both a Statistics Canada report and an international study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development link parental involvement and socioeconomic status to academic achievement. Both studies advocate coordinated federal and local efforts to boost public education.

Reports, International aspects, Education and state, Education policy, Literacy, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Canada. Statistics Canada

---

Power to the parents

Article Abstract:

Alberta and New Brunswick have responded to complaints about the quality of public education with programs that give parents greater control. Ontario has launched the Ontario College of Teachers, a professional licensing agency that will investigate complaints against schools.

Social policy, Education, Parent participation (Education)

---

Brave new schools: welcome to the crowded classroom of '96, where innovation is the key to success

Article Abstract:

Canadian communities are responding to fiscal and social challenges to public schools with various innovative solutions. Students are taking responsibility for preventing violence and mediating conflicts. Parents are participating more in school administration.

Case studies, Innovations, Cover Story, Schools, Educational innovations, School management and organization, School administration

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: The end of values. In search of an issue. Time for a mood change
• Abstracts: 'Straight out of Kafka:' Mulroney lashes out at the federal government's allegations. part 2 A party boss on trial
• Abstracts: The winds of change are gaining velocity. A time to reduce the official head count. The challenge facing the small-c conservatives
• Abstracts: Tears and pain at Westray: four years later, relatives mourn the 26 miners who died. Searching for answers to a deadly mystery: the Westray inquiry subpoenas Clifford Frame

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.