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FACULTY OF EDUCATION PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES

Professor Sue Winton to deliver talk on privatization and public education

Professor Sue Winton to deliver talk on privatization and public education

Sue Winton, associate professor in York University’s Faculty of Education, will draw on her book Unequal Benefits: Privatization and Public Education in Canada, (University of Toronto Press), to explain how growing education privatization is undermining public education and democracy during a public talk, Nov. 8.

Unequal Benefits: Privatization and Public Education in Canada

Unequal Benefits: Privatization and Public Education in Canada

In this talk, critical policy scholar Sue Winton will draw on her book, Unequal Benefits: Privatization and Public Education in Canada, (University of Toronto Press), to explain how growing education privatization is undermining public education and democracy. Specifically, she will show how policies, such as fundraising, fees, and specialized schools and programs among others, enable some kids […]

Making sense of the great reading debate: A guide to the science and practice of helping all children read

Making sense of the great reading debate: A guide to the science and practice of helping all children read

The first talk of the Faculty of Education’s new Public Lecture Series will be given by Faculty of Education Dean Robert Savage who will consider his own domain on early reading research, and teaching. The goal of this talk is to help all stakeholders in the community navigate through the complex and sometimes contested space […]