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- Against School
How public education cripples our kids, and why
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2003
An essay by a retired teacher on the infantilization of children by the public school system. This intellectual history of US public school curiculum reveals that it was conceived as a democratic means to a reflexively obedient work force.
- The Alberta Teachers' Association
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- The Arthritis Society
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- Association of Local Public Health Agencies
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- The Best of The Nation
Selections from the Independent Magazine of Politics and Culture
Resource Type: Book
Published: 2000
An anthology of articles from The Nation.
- Betrayal of Trust
The Collapse of Global Public Health
Resource Type: Book
Published: 2000
The story of recent failings of public health systems across the globe.
- Canadian Cancer Society
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- Canadian Dental Hygienists Association
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- Canadian Information Sharing Service
Volume 3, Number 4 - August 1978
Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
Published: 1978
- Canadian Prostate Cancer Network (CPCN) -- The Voice of Prostate Cancer in Canada<tm>
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- Canadian Psychiatric Association
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- Canadian Race Relations Foundation
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- Canadian Union of Public Employees
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- Cancer Advocacy Coalition of Canada
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- Centre for Suicide Prevention
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- Class Warfare
The Assault on Canada's School
Resource Type: Book
Published: 1994
The authors show that the attack on schools has been mounted by representatives of big business who stand to make a fortune by privatizing education, aided by the religious right, who want to control what is taught -- and not taught -- in our schools.
- Compulsory Education and the Amish
Resource Type: Book
Published: 1975
Discusses the struggles of the Amish for their own schools.
- Connexions
Volume 7, Number 2 - May 1982 - Canada-Latin America/Le Canada-L'Amerique Latine
Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
Published: 1982
- EducationSources.ca
Resource Type: Website
Published: 2017
Web portal with sources of information about education and academia, including articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and important articles. A search feature, subject index, and other research tools make it possible to find additional resources and information.
- Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- Fur-Bearer Defenders
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- A New City Agenda
Resource Type: Book
Published: 2004
While Canadians have quickly recognized the importance of healthy cities in their own lives and communities, governments have lagged far behind. In A New City Agenda, journalist and former mayor, John Sewell answers the question: What would a new deal for cities look like? He articulates a new vision for Canada’s largest urban regions and the implementation of required changes in social services, public education, settlement, health, housing, policing, land use and governance.
- Ontario Catholic School Trustees' Association
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- Ontario Water Works Association
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - September 10, 2016
Back to School
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2016
Education - about the world, and about social change in particular - is a key element in the work that Connexions does. In this issue of Other Voices, we explore a few aspects of the ways in which education and educational institutions are changing. We also look at ways in which education is used to bring about change.
- Private-school debate grows
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2001
Proposed legislation to aid private schools amounts to a subsidy for rich parents, opponents to Bill 45 say.
- Rituals Of Failure
What Schools Really Teach
Resource Type: Book
Published: 1993
Contenta writes that there is a hidden curriculum of passiveness in today's schools in Canada; instead of making students critical thinkers, the not-so smart students are made to feel they are just being prepared for the workforce.
- Roots of Empathy
Changing the World Child by Child
Resource Type: Book
Published: 2007
Roots of Empathy looks at eliminating crime and changing the world by starting with a compassionate environment for children.
- Royal BC Museum
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- Save Our Public Universities
In defense of America's best idea
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2016
This essay looks at the role of public universities in democratizing diverse and thoughtful thinking, and why the importance of these institutions seems to be getting lost in the aggressive capitalism of modern America.
- School Reform and the Attack on Public Education
Resource Type: Article
Published: 1997
The education reform movement is part of a wider corporate and government plan to undermine democracy and strengthen corporate domination of our society.
- School's Out
The Catastrophe in Public Education And What We Can Do About It
Resource Type: Book
Published: 1993
- A second tier in public system
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2009
I applaud People for Education for continuing to defend public education. The idea of a public school website with a shopping bag is repugnant.
- Why I'm on the Picket Line
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2014
Teacher Tara Ehrcke talks about why she voted to strike in Greater Victoria, British Columbia: The "public" in public school shouldn't mean just providing a building, with some tired teachers to deliver a curriculum, the success of which is measured by standardized tests. A good public school system should provide high quality opportunities to every single child. While our public schools have many wonderful programs and many dedicated teachers, the sad truth is that there are also overcrowded classrooms, children falling behind, and a workforce exhausted from trying to fill in the gaps.
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