Educational Trajectories of Black Youth in Canada

09/20/2024

Only two weeks to the Access and Equity in Higher Education Research Symposium at OISE on October 4th, 2024 . Register here: https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/aehems

08/23/2024

Hope you will join us for the Access and Equity in Higher Education for Mature Students (AEHEMS) Research Symposium, which brings together adult and continuing education scholars and practitioners, alumni of the Transitional Year Programme and policymakers to exchange research knowledge and best practices on equity and access to higher education for mature students. Check out the conference website for a list of speakers and registration: https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/home/aehems. AEHEMS flyer is attached. Questions and/or concerns about the symposium? Contact [email protected].

07/06/2020

The Ontario government plans to end streaming in Grade 9 — a long-standing practice that research has found disproportionately impacts Black and low-income students and severely limits their chance of graduating and going on to post-secondary education.

Education Minister Stephen Lecce says “the status quo is indefensible.”

06/13/2020

It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have."-James Baldwin

James Baldwin was an American novelist and social critic whose essays in “Notes of a Native Son” explored race, s*x and class distinctions. -- In the 1960s, ...

06/03/2020

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture today launched Talking About Race, a new online portal designed to help individuals, families, and communities talk about racism, racial identity and the way these forces shape every aspect of society, from the economy and politics to the broader American culture. The online portal provides digital tools, online exercises, video instructions, scholarly articles and more than 100 multi-media resources tailored for educators, parents and caregivers—and individuals committed to racial equality:

Who Am I? I Am an Educator Whether you are teaching infants, adults, or any age in between, you are an influential part of your students’ learning and development. Educators too have an important role in communicating our history and culture. What and how the history of race in America is presente...

05/27/2020

The Ontario Ministry of Education is 'concerned' as Peel District School Board effectively fails three anti-racism directives.

Ministry of Education ‘concerned’ as PDSB effectively fails three anti-racism directives

05/22/2020

Join in on our Youth (16-29) LGBTQ+ TOWNHALL discussion for our African, Caribbean & Black (ACB) community. Your voice can help to provide empowering, effective and educational resources during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bring your voices on Friday, 22 May 2020, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM,

Register Today: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkdOCorTwuE9DPDn4Qo8Sp0Llnm3V5aBT4

05/14/2020

Great webinar featuring Dr Taharee Jackson and Paul Gorski discussing racial equity and how that should be taken up by white educators.
"There is the real equity work versus the appearance of equity, that is being done in these schools "
"You cannot do equity work without doing personal and identity work"

An interview with Dr. Taharee Jackson, by Paul Gorski. Sponsored by VT-HEC, in partnership with the Equity Literacy Institute. For 3 additional free webinars...

05/07/2020

"The uncomfortable reality is that all of us with kids in Toronto’s public schools are operating in a system that favours a select few, where students with lower socio-economic status, many of them black or members of other racial minorities, don’t reach long-term equal achievement. (Toronto is one of the few school boards that release comprehensive race-based data, but researchers say this pattern is almost certainly found elsewhere.) Just as the kids in applied streams are overwhelmingly black and low income, those in gifted are disproportionately white and affluent"

Kids in the gifted program are disproportionately white and affluent. How streaming became another form of segregation

05/05/2020

The importance of diverse history curricula is far from abstract. To teach history accurately, one must teach about the variety of ethnicities and cultures which make up our world. Eurocentrism is harmful first and foremost because it false. However, diversity in curricula is about more than just teaching a full view of history; it is proven to empower students of color.

The evidence paints a clear picture: students who attend diverse public schools learn more, exhibit less racial prejudice, and report higher overall self-c

04/30/2020

"For the last decade, some of us have been saying that the world is changing at an ever-increasing rate. Many educators dismissed that notion as technology-driven angst common to every generation. In the last few weeks, the reality of rapid change hit home. COVID-19 changed our lives overnight, and education is smack in the crosshairs."

Educators have been connecting in ways we did not, even two weeks ago. Formal and informal video chats are now part of our daily routines. I recently participated in a Zoom chat (organized by Transcend , Education Reimagined , Open Way Learning , Fielding International , HundrEd , and probably

04/28/2020

Free book download entitled, "Why We Stay Home: Suzie Learns about Coronavirus". This book was written by Samantha Harris and Devon Scott, two medical students from the United States, to help children understand . Download at https://millieandsuzie.com.