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In recent years, public education systems have become a battleground in a culture war fomented by the far right. The points of contention include manufactured…

In early 2022, then-elementary school teacher, Caroline Burjoski (or the ‘cancelled teacher,’ as she later self-branded), attempted to expose what she characterized as wildly inappropriate…

Across the globe, governments are passing anti-LGBTQ+ curriculum laws that curtail queer and gender-inclusive education initiatives, prohibit trans students’ inclusion in sports, and require the…

As editors, each of us came to this special issue of Our Schools/Our Selves with both shared and distinct concerns about the recent iteration of…

I have always been a fan of how historical narratives evolve, and how they influence current contexts. And, often, how that history is then erased…

The rise of Canada’s parental rights movement isn’t just about sex ed or trans youth—it marks the return of an ideological project that seeks to…

As a public education advocate, I am particularly attuned to the ways that the “parental rights” (PR) movement has been used to undermine faith in…

In spite of the role trustees play in communities across the country, school board elections in Canada have historically been rather perfunctory affairs, often beset…