Education Project
Monitoring the privatization of public education – and resistance to it
With a wide circle of research associates representing all aspects of the education sector, accessible research, case studies and thoughtful commentary and analysis, the Education Project provides a welcome—and often humorous—balance to the rhetoric of market-based education reform that continues to erode our public education system at all levels.
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A history of the “parental rights movement(s)”
The practice of raising and educating children, at a moment of seismic social, economic, and political change, has been elevated to new levels of public…
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In Alberta, “parental rights” and privatization go hand in hand
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…
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Our Schools/Our Selves, Summer/Fall 2025
A snapshot of how the “parental rights” movement is unfolding across provincial and national borders
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AI is taking away opportunities for students to learn and think
As a secondary educator in Ontario’s public school system, I am currently staring generative artificial intelligence (genAI) in the face, and it’s not pretty.
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The shifting educational funding landscape in Ontario and Quebec
Public education systems in Canada face significant challenges relating to underfunding and the concomitant shift to privatization. Underinvestment and reliance on what are sometimes colloquially…
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K-12 international students in Canada
Most Canadians are familiar with stories about international students. Post-secondary institutions, struggling to make ends meet during times of declining government support and, in some…
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The parallels and perils of pandemic privatization across western Canada
Privatization in public education began well before the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Nevertheless, since the beginning of the pandemic, trends of creeping privatization and marketization…
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Increased public funding for private schools is dividing us, and needs to stop
Public schools are often referred to as the cornerstone of healthy democracies, where children from all backgrounds have equitable opportunities to reach their potential and…
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Enshittification, artificial intelligence, and the privatization in public education
“At this point, enshittification is complete. Platforms no longer function to provide either an optimal user experience or an optimal business experience. They only provide…
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Editorial: Enduring privatization of public education in Canada
It’s been nearly five years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and while the immediate crisis may be behind us, its effects live on.…
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Our Schools Our Selves — Winter/Spring 2025
Past issues of Our Schools/Our Selves highlight paths and variations of education privatization across the country. Research on past emergencies, such as the 2005 hurricane in New…
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Our Schools/Our Selves – Summer/Fall 2024
If we, as educators and as social justice advocates who have dedicated our lives to anti-racism and equity work, find that the limits of our…
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