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Creating Innovators by Tony Wagner addresses how parents and educators can encourage the next generation of inventors and entrepreneurs.
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Creating Innovators: Harvard author teaches parents, educators how to encourage innovation

David Graham May 25, 2012

Education expert Tony Wagner is the author of Creating Innovators, a new book that challenges traditional thoughts on learning.

Toronto trustees plead with the province for budget ‘flexibility’

Kristin Rushowy May 22, 2012

The cost of full-day kindergarten is placing a huge burden on the Toronto District School Board, a group of trustees says.

Growing number of Ontario college students need help in grade school math, study finds

Louise Brown May 19, 2012

Thousands of first-year students at Ontario community colleges are taking catch-up courses in basic math skills they should have learned in grades... Comment Count(89)

Students at risk for mental illness least likely to get help, conference told

Louise Brown May 17, 2012

More students are turning up the heat on colleges and universities to provide mental health services.

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Dr. Deepa Grewal, with daughter Ria, 2, says the province needs to do more to help parents choose safe, high-quality child care.

Parents scramble to find safe, quality child care

Laurie Monsebraaten September 9, 2011

Ontario parents say they feel ill-equipped to choose good daycare after toddlers escape a Markham child-care centre last month.

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Rob Ferguson August 31, 2011

More time spent student teaching in the classroom is the best way to turn out better teachers, experts say

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Tanya Talaga August 25, 2011

All childcare centres across Ontario must post serious occurrences starting Nov. 1

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Creating Innovators by Tony Wagner addresses how parents and educators can encourage the next generation of inventors and entrepreneurs.

Creating Innovators: Harvard author teaches parents, educators how to encourage innovation

David Graham May 25, 2012

Education expert Tony Wagner is the author of Creating Innovators, a new book that challenges traditional thoughts on learning.

Kristin Rushowy May 11, 2012

Eating breakfast sharply boosted grades, graduation and led to fewer absences and suspensions, finds a wide-ranging Toronto District School Board study. It... Comment Count(19)

Kristin Rushowy May 7, 2012

Special education wait lists are down — but that's in part because students can't get on them in the first place, startling People for Education report... Comment Count(44)

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Teacher Brendan Maxwell says  doubling teachers college to two years would bring more respect to teaching as a profession.

Liberals vow to increase teachers college to two years

Rob Ferguson August 31, 2011

Would-be teachers will have to spend two years in teachers college if Dalton McGuinty's Liberals win the Oct. 6 election.

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Leslie Ferenc August 31, 2011

A record number of students — about 2,000 more than in the double cohort year — will be entering Ontario universities this fall.

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Alexandra Posadzki August 29, 2011

Many thousands of scholarship dollars lie unclaimed every year. Here’s where to look for them

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