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Equity in Education Canada - Building Better Futures
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We are a research group creating and mobilizing evidence-informed inclusive early years, child, education, and job training policies to address inequalities in Canada.

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Over time, we see little change in investment behaviour linked to rising inequality, with one notable exception: spending on lessons and courses, where both income and education play a role.
September 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Thanks for letting this silly economist tag along on this project @sborwein.bsky.social @lindawhite.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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It’s amazing how we need to be shown time after time that bandaid fixes don’t work and we need to fix the real inequities in our education system. apple.news/A6PN2wIorR4G...
Failed TDSB experiment or a fairer system? Two years in, lottery admissions for specialty schools divide students, educators — Toronto Star
The TDSB says an update to its controversial admissions policy is coming— and it's expected soon since applications for next year open in November.
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October 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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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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September 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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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...
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.
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September 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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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...
Income Inequality and Parent Education Spending in Canada | Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique | Cambridge Core
Income Inequality and Parent Education Spending in Canada
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September 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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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/...
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August 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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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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Enhancing Children’s Creativity in Early Childhood Education and Care: A Systematic Review and Multivariate Meta-Analysis of Studies Between 1969 and 2019 - Equity Education Canada
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August 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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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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Selective Adoption or Comprehensive Learning? Domestic Policy Makers’ Use of International Organization and Global Management Consulting Firm Advice in Future Skills Policy Making in Canada - Equity E...
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August 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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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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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...
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July 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Delighted this article is now in first view @equityed.bsky.social @bdhuey.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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...
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July 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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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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“It is almost impossible to get a spot when you need it”: Understanding parental knowledge and experiences of Canada’s new child care policy - Equity Education Canada
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July 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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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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Assessing Educator Responsivity in Outdoor Early Childhood Education and Care Settings - Equity Education Canada
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July 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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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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July 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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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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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
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July 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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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...
Are Citizens Responsive to the Regulatory State? The Effect of Regulation on Evaluations of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) - Equity Education Canada
Public service delivery has increasingly involved mixed markets, with for-profit, not-for-profit, and government-delivered programs. In such contexts, regulation can protect the public interest by enh...
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July 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Our article is now at @pareview.bsky.social. We scraped parents’ Google reviews and then used a regression discontinuity design to test the impact of state regulatory systems on parent reviews of their child care @bdhuey.bsky.social @equityed.bsky.social
<em>Public Administration Review</em> | ASPA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Public service delivery has increasingly involved mixed markets, with for-profit, not-for-profit, and government-delivered programs. In such contexts, regulation can protect the public interest by en...
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July 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Dhuey on this wonderful award from the Canadian Women Economists Committee!

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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...
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June 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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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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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.
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May 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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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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April 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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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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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.
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April 16, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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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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Ethan Fosse Research Chat Video final
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April 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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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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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...
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March 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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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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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.
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March 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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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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March 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM