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Every three years, this award recognizes CAFS members who have made research contributions that have had a substantial impact in programs and policies affecting the food system, through their work in universities, colleges, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, consultancies, and other areas.

Prof Marvin Zuker on the Halton Catholic District School Board, the pride flag, and Pope Francis.

Prof Carol Campbell participated in a virtual press conference on May 5 hosted by the Elementary Teachers' Federation Organization (ETFO)

Dr. Valerie Damasco, LHAE lecturer and researcher, talks about her doctoral research, Circumventing Border Control and Restrictive Immigration Policies: The International Labour Migration and Mobility of Filipino Nurses to Canada from the Philippines and via the United States, 1957-1969.

Read Judy Grant's article on the volcanic eruption in St. Vincent. Judy is a Vincentian born, PhD Candidate in AECD/OISE and the Collaborative Program in Women and Gender Studies at UofT.

Dr. Nick Scarfo and Justice Marvin Zuker have released the third edition of Inspiring the Future: The New Teachers Guide to the Law.

Workers' Self-Management in Argentina: Contesting Neo-Liberalism by Occupying Companies, Creating Cooperatives, and Recuperating Autogestión

This book develops a social theory of autogestión - a politically prefigurative and ethically infused notion of workers' control and self-management that promises to unleash radical social change for work organizations, surrounding communities, and beyond.

Denise Makovac, Higher Ed graduate student writes about lessons from 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic for Ontario classrooms today.

Sachin Maharaj, PhD, in Toronto Star on ending white supremacy and the need to change how we think and speak about racialized people. Sachin teaches educational leadership and policy at LHAE/OISE.

Professor Marvin Zuker writes about "Essential workers, educators and the vaccine" in online The Lawyer's Daily

Professor Carol Campbell is the member of The International Council of Education Advisers for the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of the Scottish Government and a co-author of the newly published report with advice on navigating the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond for the Scottish education system.

Higher Ed Prof Glen Jones, and grads Merli Tamtik and Roopa Desai Trilokekar, led the book project and have been recognized for their leadership by the Canadian Bureau of International Education (CBIE).

Through poetry, essays, photography and digital art this project was a pedagogy of public education and awareness within the academy and community spheres and depicts the potential impacts of surveillance for Covid-19 and the resilience of communities. E-Zine was produced with funds from the U of T Covid-19 Student Engagement Award.

Lopez, an associate professor, teaching stream in ELP, on improving student access.

Read Professor Marvin Zuker's article on TDSB's practice on student suspension records.

Educators worry COVID era is irreparably harming students' future.

Ontario's back-to-school plan isn't working, and without a new approach, children will suffer over the long term

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Edited by Merli Tamtik, Roopa Desai Trilokekar and Glen A. Jones

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of international education policy in Canada, tracing the complex history of when, how, and why it emerged as a policy area of strategic importance.

ELP Prof Katyn Chmielewski and Omar Khan, a computer scientist, analyzed TDSB registration survey results and concluded that parents in the most economically advantaged schools overwhelmingly opted for in-person rather than virtual school. In contrast, a smaller share of parents in middle and lower-income schools preferred in-person school.

On July 31, the Ontario Ministry of Education announced that it would allow parents to choose between sending their children to school in the fall or taking part in school board-provided remote learning.This creates questions of equity and access.

Professor Carol Campbell and colleagues released two new reports: Considerations for re-opening Ontario schools - Principles, ideas, & strategies and A gentle return to school: Go slow to go fast