Equity in Education Canada - Building Better Futures

Samantha Burns

Congratulations to Dr. Samantha Burns, one of our former graduate students, who recently started a wonderful new role as Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph.

We wish you all the best!

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Work from home and the motherhood penalty: what new research says Research sheds light on how work from home policies shape mothers’ careers: ‘It follows you for the rest of your life’, academic says

And in the second, Dr. Dhuey is explaining the "motherhood penalty" that women can experience after having children and how work from home policies can help change career trajectories: www.hrreporter.com/focus-areas/...

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Are Ontario’s middle schools hurting student achievement? A new report says yes — but that’s not the whole story C.D. Howe Institute study says students who switch to middle schools in Grade 6 score “significantly worse” on standardized tests, reigniting debate.

Here's our director, @bdhuey.bsky.social, featured in two media articles! The first deals with middle schools in Ontario and their effect on student achievement: www.thestar.com/news/ontario...

Congratulations to @sborwein.bsky.social, lead author on this article now on first view @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social. With @bdhuey.bsky.social Jim Farney. @equityed.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

You can also find the link to it on our website! equityeducation.ca/income-inequ...

Excited to announce that this article with Adrienne Davidson and Jenna Quelch is online. We examine child care government regulatory frameworks and institutional business power in Australia, Canada, and Germany @rcwpolicies.bsky.social @equityed.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Creativity is a significant focus for our teams! Here's an article analyzing 50 years of creativity research in ECEC - congrats to our authors!
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Congratulations to our team on another published article! This one explores how policies about "future skills" are being made in Canada. See the article via our website: equityeducation.ca/selective-ad...

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Whose School System? Rethinking Immigration and Education Policy in Ontario How one of our research teams, led by Dr. Phil Triadafilopoulos, is examining Ontario’s evolving response to the educational needs of immigrant and second-generation pupils How is education policy res...

Over on our LinkedIn page, we're piloting a new Research-in-Progress article series. You can check it out here!

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Enhancing Children’s Creativity in Early Childhood Education and Care: A Systematic Review and Multivariate Meta-Analysis of Studies Between 1969 and 2019 - Early Childhood Education Journal This study integrates evidence on the effectiveness of interventions within early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings that aimed to promote the development of creativity in young children, fr...

Delighted this article is now in first view @equityed.bsky.social @bdhuey.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Parents often feel the need for affordable, quality childcare in the summer more than ever! Here's a recent study from our team about parental experiences with Canada's childcare policy - CWELCC.

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Here's an article about outdoor ed in ECEC from our team -perfect on this summer Monday when so many educators are leading explorations outside! Congrats to the team!

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New week, new publication! This one explores best practices in teaching science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities in ECEC settings. See our website for more: equityeducation.ca/teaching-pro...

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YouTube video by Equity Education Research Chat with Salar Asadolahi

And, last year, we interviewed Salar about this project - here's his Research Chat with us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-fZ...

It's also available on our website: equityeducation.ca/variation-al...

Variation All the Way Down: Charting the Subnational Trajectories of School Choice Policy across and within Multicultural Democracies Abstract. The expansion of choice within and outside the public education system has become a defining characteristic of countries across the Western world

Double new article day! Here's another from our team, analyzing school choice in Australia, Canada, Germany, and the UK. Congratulations to Salar, et al!

Here's the article: academic.oup.com/publius/adva...

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Congrats to our team on the publication of a new paper in 'Public Administration Review'! This explores the relationship between ECEC regulations and parent reviews in the US. You can read the abstract and find the full link to the paper on our website: equityeducation.ca/are-citizens...

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#utsc #uoft #experiencetolead | Management at U of T Scarborough (UTSC) Congratulations to University of Toronto Scarborough Economics Professor Elizabeth Dhuey, recipient of the Sylvia Ostry Service Award from the Canadian Women Economists Committee (CWEC). Given biannu...

Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Dhuey on this wonderful award from the Canadian Women Economists Committee!

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Trump administration weighs future of special education oversight and funding Project 2025 proposes major changes to federal special education funding, raising questions about oversight and equity.

Here's a commentary written by one of our expert co-directors, commenting on the state of education funding in America: www.brookings.edu/articles/tru...

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Congratulations to our directors, part of a team that have received one of the 2025 Catalyst and Synthesis Grants from the SDG office at U of T! Read more here: sdg.utoronto.ca/research-the...

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Educators, researchers, student leaders: Meet OISE’s student leadership award winners for 2025 | Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Samantha Burns, Zian Zhang, Ghazal Malik, and Si Jia Wu were named the OISE-based winners of the University of Toronto Student Leadership Award in 2025.

Congratulations to Samantha Burns, winner of a student leadership at OISE for 2025! What a wonderful honor for a great researcher!

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tscluster: A python package for the optimal temporal clustering framework - Jolomi Tosanwumi, Jiazhou Liang, Daniel Silver, Ethan Fosse, Scott Sanner, 2024 Temporal clustering extends the conventional task of data clustering by grouping time series data according to shared temporal trends across sociospatial units,...

Here's a link to the paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

YouTube video by Equity Education Ethan Fosse Research Chat Video final

Here's our latest Research Chat - this time with Dr. Ethan Fosse, Professor of Sociology @ U of T, discussing a paper about temporal clustering, and how it helps researchers understand social change.

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Both Me and My Daughter Would Cry Sometimes: Parents’ and Children’s Experiences with Home Education During the Early and Later COVID-19 Pandemic - Early Childhood Education Journal The COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented disruptions to children’s education across the globe, including abrupt transitions from in-person learning to learning from home. The current study investiga...

We're pleased to share a new publication! By PhD student Esther Yu and other members of our team, it explores the experience of online learning during COVID. Here's the link: doi.org/10.1007/s106...

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How Donald Trump's move to scrap Dept. of Education will affect U.S. students, schools | CBC News U.S. President Donald Trump is aiming to eliminate an entire federal government department focused on education, to the cheers of conservatives in his Make America Great Again movement.

Our expert researchers often provide helpful context for news stories. In this CBC story, economist Dr. Elizabeth Dhuey explains the impact that the closure of the Federal Department of Education in the US will have on children: www.cbc.ca/news/world/d...

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Last month we hosted an internal gathering to talk about EDI issues in our research work. Thanks to Amina Djirdeh and Alice Romo, our wonderful speakers!

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We know early education and childcare (ECEC) is vital for children and their families. This recent publication explores the link between ECEC and the workforce: www.child-encyclopedia.com/early-childh...

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