Equity in Education Canada - Building Better Futures
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We are a research group creating and mobilizing evidence-informed inclusive early years, child, education, and job training policies to address inequalities in Canada. www.equityeducation.ca https://ca.linkedin.com/company/equityeducation
We're pleased to share our latest podcast! PhD student Calpanaa Jegatheeswaran talks about new upcoming research into ECE workforce experiences. Important work that we are proud to support! @atkinsoncentre.bsky.social @bdhuey.bsky.social @oiseuoft.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8JC...
What We Learn: Episode 2 - Calpanaa Jegatheeswaran
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We are very proud to release our new Working Paper! By Anna Chmielewski (U of T) and Sachin Maharaj (UOttawa), it explores socioeconomic segregation in schools in Canada. Read more on our website: equityeducation.ca/socio-econom... @lhaecomms.bsky.social @oiseuoft.bsky.social @bdhuey.bsky.social
Socio-economic Segregation between Schools in Canada - Equity Education Canada
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Thanks for the boost, @atkinsoncentre.bsky.social! We are pleased to share our Research Digest, and look forward to creating more! You can find it on our website: equityeducation.ca/equity-in-ed... @bdhuey.bsky.social @lindawhite.bsky.social @oiseuoft.bsky.social @utscresearch.bsky.social
Equity in Education Research Digest - Equity Education Canada
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Atkinson Centre@atkinsoncentre.bsky.social · 2w agoNew from @equityed.bsky.social Equity in Education Research Digest : In this first issue of our Research Digest, we highlight three different articles and two progress notes, that intersect in the area of education and public policies.... equityeducation.ca/equity-in-ed...
We work with amazing people, and are pleased to profile 2 who recently found new roles. Over on LinkedIn, meet Songyu Yang and Dr. Moyosore Sogaolu! @bdhuey.bsky.social @lindawhite.bsky.social @utoronto.ca @rotmanschool.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/we-are... www.linkedin.com/posts/congra...
Research Profile - Dr. Moyosore Sogaolu | Equity in Education Canada | 10 comments
We are pleased to profile Dr. Moyosore Sogaolu, one of our former Postdoctoral Fellows, who joined Wilfred Laurier University (WLU) earlier this month as an Assistant Professor at the Lazaridis School...
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Proud to share Dr. Samantha Burns' (UGuelph) piece in the Atkinson Centre newsletter today, about our new research on ECE mental health. mailchi.mp/utoronto/edu... Congrats! @bdhuey.bsky.social @lindawhite.bsky.social @coalitionedcare.bsky.social @oiseuoft.bsky.social @uofguelph.bsky.social
Educator Mental Health Is a Workforce Retention Issue - Atkinson Centre Weekly e-News - June 23, 2026
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We have a new Research Snapshot! This one examines the relationship between reviews of childcare centres in the US and online reviews written by parents. Congratulations to the author team! @bdhuey.bsky.social @lindawhite.bsky.social @utoronto.ca www.linkedin.com/posts/equity...
Research Snapshot - Are Citizens Responsive to the Regulatory State? The Effect of Regulation on Evaluations of Early Childhood Education and Care | Equity in Education Canada
Happy Monday! Here's another in our series of Research Snapshots (the plain language summaries of our original academic articles). This one is an examination of the relationship between reviews of chi...
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Congratulations to Dr. Linda White! We're proud to share she was recently a keynote speaker at the Foundation for International Studies on Social Security (FISS) Conference in Sigtuna, Sweden. Here's the website: www.fisssocialsecurity.org/conferences/... @lindawhite.bsky.social @utoronto.ca
FISS • 32nd Conference • June 1-3, 2026 in Sigtuna, Sweden
The Foundation for International Studies on Social Security (FISS) invites researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to its conference.
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We are very excited to share a brand new Research Highlight video for a paper by @bdhuey.bsky.social about the long term effects of age at school entry (ASE). See the video here: youtu.be/T7TG7N7kKug If you'd like to read more, links are in the comments! @lhaecomms.bsky.social @utsc.utoronto.ca
Research Paper Highlight Video - Age at School Entry
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"Play is so fundamental to healthy development that the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child has long deemed it a basic human right, and as a signatory, Canada is obligated to uphold this right." theconversation.com/our-kids-rec... @theconversation.com #Play #ECinCanada
Our kids’ recess at school is essential to well-being and learning — and shouldn’t be scaled back
Time to play, move, connect with peers and breathe is a vital part of learning and essential to academic motivation.
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We've started a podcast! Here's the first episode of "What We Learn", with PhD student Ceci Vasoff and her work in special education finance: youtu.be/JVNm94dRdGg Hope you enjoy! @bdhuey.bsky.social @lhaecomms.bsky.social @lindawhite.bsky.social @oiseuoft.bsky.social @utscresearch.bsky.social
What We Learn: Episode 1 - Ceci Vasoff
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We're excited to continue with our Research in Progress series over on LinkedIn. Check out our latest article by I Younan An, one of our excellent PhD students, who writes about his dissertation! www.linkedin.com/posts/equity... @iyounanan.bsky.social @lindawhite.bsky.social @utoronto.ca
Preparing for the Future, Securing the Present? A Welfare Regime in the Making in an Authoritarian Context | Equity in Education Canada
We're very excited to share our next article for our Research-in-Progress series! This comes from one of our PhD Students, I Younan An! Here, he explains his dissertation project, which explores inter...
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Here's a talk from Dr. Michal Perlman, about the importance of childcare quality, and how to measure it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnLg... See more talks by our team on our Youtube page: www.youtube.com/@EquityEduca... @oiseuoft.bsky.social @atkinsoncentre.bsky.social @bdhuey.bsky.social
Quality Counts: Part I, Measuring What Matters
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One of our directors, Elizabeth Dhuey (@bdhuey.bsky.social) is also featured on CP24.com, commenting on the recent education changes in Ontario: www.cp24.com/local/toront... @oiseuoft.bsky.social @lhaecomms.bsky.social @utsc.utoronto.ca
@bdhuey.bsky.social has an op-ed in the Toronto Star , commenting on changes the Ontario government is making to education. As she writes: "Public education is not just a social program; it is economic infrastructure." @oiseuoft.bsky.social @lhaecomms.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
School trustees aren’t perfect, but the Ford government’s supposed fix is worse
The Financial Accountability Office found that real per-student provincial operating funding in 2024-25 was the lowest in the last decade.
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Congratulations to Sumayya Saleem and colleagues at Management at UTSC for their AI Management event! Sumayya spoke about her work with @bdhuey.bsky.social which explores using large language models to analyze job postings. www.utsc.utoronto.ca/mgmt/aimanag... Photos from Management, UTSC.
We're proud of Elizabeth Dhuey - a project about the importance of full day kindergarten she worked on for the Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation was recently highlighted on The Evan Bray Show! Listen here: iono.fm/e/1663266 @bdhuey.bsky.social @lhaecomms.bsky.social @utscresearch.bsky.social
A Strong Start: The Impact of Full-Day Kindergarten for Saskatchewan Kids
A study out of the University of Toronto shows Saskatchewan students who participated in full-time kindergarten had significantly stronger literacy skills compared to those who didn't. Zeba Ahmad, CEO, Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation and Wayne Brownlee, philanthropist, former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nutrien/PotashCorp, are trying to make this program a reality for even more children here in the province. They join the show to share why the program matters and what it could mean for the future of education.
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One of our directors, Michal Perlman, has an article in @theconversation.com! She explains the importance of assessing the quality of early learning and childcare centers in Canada. Read more: theconversation.com/good-quality... @bdhuey.bsky.social @lindawhite.bsky.social @oiseuoft.bsky.social
Good-quality child care? What parents should consider, and how it can be assessed
The quality of educator-child interactions is among the strongest predictors of children’s developmental and learning outcomes.
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Over on LinkedIn, we're publishing some articles for a Research-in-Progress Series. Here's our latest, about "Play Together" - a virtual platform helping measure collaboration: www.linkedin.com/pulse/play-t... @bdhuey.bsky.social @utoronto.ca @lindawhite.bsky.social @technologyreview.com
Play Together: A Virtual Platform to Evaluate Teamwork and Leadership
Dr. Roman Zarate, a leader of one of our research teams, explains his new platform Play Together that helps researchers study teamwork and leadership in real time.
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A new report from the Institute for Gender and the Economy! Caregiving and education are intertwined - both are vital to our collective well-being. Read the full report here: www.gendereconomy.org/wp-content/u... @sarahkaplan.bsky.social @bdhuey.bsky.social @lindawhite.bsky.social @utoronto.ca
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Over time, we see little change in investment behaviour linked to rising inequality, with one notable exception: spending on lessons and courses, where both income and education play a role.
Thanks for letting this silly economist tag along on this project @sborwein.bsky.social @lindawhite.bsky.social
It’s amazing how we need to be shown time after time that bandaid fixes don’t work and we need to fix the real inequities in our education system. apple.news/A6PN2wIorR4G...
Failed TDSB experiment or a fairer system? Two years in, lottery admissions for specialty schools divide students, educators — Toronto Star
The TDSB says an update to its controversial admissions policy is coming— and it's expected soon since applications for next year open in November.
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Congratulations to Dr. Samantha Burns, one of our former graduate students, who recently started a wonderful new role as Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph. We wish you all the best! @lindawhite.bsky.social @bdhuey.bsky.social @oiseuoft.bsky.social family.uoguelph.ca/people/saman...
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Here's our director, @bdhuey.bsky.social, featured in two media articles! The first deals with middle schools in Ontario and their effect on student achievement: www.thestar.com/news/ontario...
Are Ontario’s middle schools hurting student achievement? A new report says yes — but that’s not the whole story
C.D. Howe Institute study says students who switch to middle schools in Grade 6 score “significantly worse” on standardized tests, reigniting debate.
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Congratulations to @sborwein.bsky.social, lead author on this article now on first view @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social. With @bdhuey.bsky.social Jim Farney. @equityed.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Income Inequality and Parent Education Spending in Canada | Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique | Cambridge Core
Income Inequality and Parent Education Spending in Canada
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Excited to announce that this article with Adrienne Davidson and Jenna Quelch is online. We examine child care government regulatory frameworks and institutional business power in Australia, Canada, and Germany @rcwpolicies.bsky.social @equityed.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Creativity is a significant focus for our teams! Here's an article analyzing 50 years of creativity research in ECEC - congrats to our authors! @bdhuey.bsky.social @lindawhite.bsky.social @atkinsoncentre.bsky.social @oiseuoft.bsky.social @gbcollege.bsky.social equityeducation.ca/enhancing-ch...
Enhancing Children’s Creativity in Early Childhood Education and Care: A Systematic Review and Multivariate Meta-Analysis of Studies Between 1969 and 2019 - Equity Education Canada
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Congratulations to our team on another published article! This one explores how policies about "future skills" are being made in Canada. See the article via our website: equityeducation.ca/selective-ad... @lindawhite.bsky.social @iyounanan.bsky.social @bdhuey.bsky.social @oiseuoft.bsky.social
Selective Adoption or Comprehensive Learning? Domestic Policy Makers’ Use of International Organization and Global Management Consulting Firm Advice in Future Skills Policy Making in Canada - Equity E...
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Over on our LinkedIn page, we're piloting a new Research-in-Progress article series. You can check it out here! www.linkedin.com/pulse/whose-... @lindawhite.bsky.social @bdhuey.bsky.social @utoronto.ca @oiseuoft.bsky.social
Whose School System? Rethinking Immigration and Education Policy in Ontario
How one of our research teams, led by Dr. Phil Triadafilopoulos, is examining Ontario’s evolving response to the educational needs of immigrant and second-generation pupils How is education policy res...
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Delighted this article is now in first view @equityed.bsky.social @bdhuey.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Enhancing Children’s Creativity in Early Childhood Education and Care: A Systematic Review and Multivariate Meta-Analysis of Studies Between 1969 and 2019 - Early Childhood Education Journal
This study integrates evidence on the effectiveness of interventions within early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings that aimed to promote the development of creativity in young children, fr...
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