Some operators want more for-profit spaces and funding tied to families. Others warn that would be a step backwards
Category: Family
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Op-Ed: Canada’s declining math scores have implications for STEM readiness
Declining youth math skills could complicate Canada’s efforts to boost STEM jobs and the knowledge economy
Posted inPolitics & Policy
The promise and perils of national disability insurance
Advocates want Canada to consider a national disability insurance policy similar to Australia’s. But policy experts say it’s not a simple fix
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Greek woman has IVF birth from 22-year-old embryo after losing son
The 54-year-old gave birth to a baby girl more than two decades after the embryos were first frozen
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‘Long overdue’: Social prescribing turns its focus to caregivers
Pilot projects indicate social prescribing benefits caregivers’ well-being, but it is unclear how much it reduces non-urgent doctor visits
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Kindergarten readiness predicts math success years later, study finds
A new Ontario study says how ready kids are for school predicts their math scores nearly a decade later
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‘Neither universal nor equitable’: Report proposes reform to Quebec child-care system
A new report suggests Quebec subsidize child care but give money to parents who are caring for young children
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Phonics returns to Ontario’s Kindergarten classes. Are teachers ready?
Ontario returns to science-backed approach to literacy education. But teachers ‘have to understand reading to teach reading,’ source says
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‘Disturbing’: Most women report disrespect during childbirth: study
Health-care providers say study findings point to system-wide problems that are particularly acute for Indigenous women
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What is taking the place of sex? A conversation with ‘Sextinction’ author Debra Soh
Author Debra Soh discusses the ‘sex recession’, its drivers and what can be done about it