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Private Partnerships, Public Schools
School closures have been hard on students and the economy
Low-income ‘streaming’ in Ontario high schools alive and well, report says
Toronto school sparks cross-country movement to sponsor refugees
Private refugee sponsorships need political boost not stalling
Universities have a serious data gap on race
University AffairsOnline
URL: https://www.universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/universities-serious-data-gap-race/
The birds, the bees and the schools of the future
Do Ontario schoolyards make the grade?
Kids are falling behind in school due to the pandemic – and it’s a huge problem
Ontario to offer remote learning next school year, but no details on return to class this spring
Ontario leads the country in COVID-19 school closures — and kids have paid a price, study finds
Ottawa CitizenOnline
Why did Doug Ford’s schools decision come down to Ontario’s science table vs. Kid Arthur’s Round Table?
Ontario students won’t return to in-person learning for the rest of school year, Doug Ford announces
The lost year in education
Ontario science table warns of potential for long-term effects from school closures
Biography
Dr. Kelly Gallagher-Mackay received her law degree from the University of Victoria in 1996, a Master's in Law from Osgoode Hall at York University in 2001, and a PhD in Educational Theory and Policy Studies from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at University of Toronto in 2011. She was a MITACS postdoctoral fellow in 2014. Gallagher-Mackay has worked in diverse roles that combine education, law and public policy. This includes serving as the Director of Research and Evaluation for the Future Skills Centre and Director of Research for People for Education; serving as the first Policy Counsel for the new government of Nunavut; a founder and Northern Director of Akitsiraq Law School in Iqaluit, Nunavut; and working in a domestic violence family legal aid clinic in Brooklyn, New York.
Gallagher-Mackay is the author of two books: Succeeding Together: Schools, Child Welfare and Uncertain Public Responsibility for Abused and Neglected Children (University of Toronto Press), and Pushing the Limits: How Schools Can Prepare Our Children Today for Tomorrow's Challenges (Random House Canada, with Nancy Steinhauer). Pushing the Limits was shortlisted for the Donner Prize for the best Public Policy Book by a Canadian. She has also written over 40 articles and reports on topics spanning her areas of expertise.