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Kitchener MPP Laura Mae Lindo's bill aimed at countering racism in schools received nearly unanimous support in Queen's Park this week.

The Atkinson Centre promotes research on child development, and the development of early learning policy and practice that serve young children and their families.

Excerpt: "Main estimates for the Government of Yukon 2022–23 Budget. This document was prepared by the Department of Finance under the direction of Management Board for the 1st Session of the 35th Legislature, Yukon Legislative Assembly. March 2022, Whitehorse, Yukon."

How does internationalization impact students, programs, and institutions? ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ Professor Elizabeth Buckner explored this question.

MEd in Developmental Psychology and Education student, Senhao Huang.
Expected year of graduation: 2023.

This year’s Black Faculty in Conversation convened with a new educational centre at the forefront of the conversation.

Excerpt: "Early Learning Employment Investments: $655,300. Increased funding to the ECDA will aim to increase the employability of individuals within the licensed early learning and childcare system. The funding will support up to 100 participants in the development of skills and workforce knowledge while gaining work experience specific to the early learning and child care workforce."

Presented by Dr. Emis Akbari, Senior Policy Fellow, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development, at the Rotman School of Management Research Roundtable: Care Work in the Recovery Economy, February 2022.

Laidlaw Forum: Emerging Ideas in Child Study and Education, a new peer-reviewed journal.

Excerpt: "Budget 2022 brings B.C. closer than ever to government’s planned $10-a-day child care; Through a new agreement with the federal government, fees for full-day infant and toddler care will be reduced by 50% to an average of approximately $20 a day by the end of 2022; Budget 2022 builds on that investment by cutting average fees for preschool and before- and after-school care to less than $20 a day for the 2023-24 school year."

Excerpt: "We propose to spend $211 million directly on education-related programs in next year’s budget including $7.3 million in new funds. We cannot educate our children for their futures without teachers. This budget includes $4.7 million for increased teachers’ salary and benefits. We are also allocating funding for training for teachers to teach multi-grade classes and for enhanced supports for principals in small schools. Furthermore, we have committed $1.8 million for inclusive schooling and education for children with complex needs and for modernizing the K to 12 Curriculum."

When you’re working remotely for an extended period of time using an ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ issued laptop, you will have noticed that you get a notification to activate Windows every six months. Learn why and what to do.