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Toward a Warmer Climate for Ontario's Private Schools

Derek Allison

September 4, 2014

What is Ontario going to do about its private schools? Cardus explores the need for a serious policy review in this discussion paper by Dr. Derek Allison, emeritus professor in the education faculty at Western University. "Something of a chilly climate has developed toward non-public schools in Ontario," writes Allison. This report argues to politicians, bureaucrats, and fellow citizens that both private and public education are goods that can be intertwined and made interdependent to foster a stable, orderly, and integrated society.

Needs Improvement: How Public Schools Teach about Religion

Andrew Bennett

January 26, 2022

Are students in public schools receiving the necessary formation that will support their participation in a society that is becoming increasingly diverse in religious expression? Instructing the next generations not in a religion but about religion should be a key element of Canadian education.

Pandemic Response: How Christian Independent Schools Responded to a Year of COVID-19

Paul Marcus, Nicole Brouwer, Deani Van Pelt, Tena Boven, David Hunt

August 20, 2021

This report explores how learning continued in Ontario’s independent schools during the continuous and disruptive school closures of the 2020–21 school year. It also investigates the financial, promotional, and business impact of these disruptions.

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Leading Courageously, Renewing Hope: Converge 2022

March 8, 2022

Imagine a room full of over 1,200 Christian education leaders from around the world? Now, imagine this near a beach in sunny Southern California in early March? Cardus and eleven other organizations across the globe will descend on San Diego to bring Converge 2022 to life. Join us for a week of 50+ TED talks, panels, workshops, and most especially, connecting with fellow Christian education leaders – in-person!

Exit COVID: Toward What Matters Most (Two Night Virtual Event)

June 22, 2021

Join us as we Exit COVID: Toward what matters most.

From Pandemic Pivot to Exit (Cardus Education Event)

June 10, 2021

How did independent schools successfully respond to lockdowns and the pandemic? As we look to exit COVID, what can all schools learn from their pivot? Join us and a panel of experts for an encouraging and hope-filled discussion, based on Cardus’ latest research.

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Ontario Court Sides with Catholic Schools Over Public Funding Challenge

January 12, 2023

The Ontario Superior Court has reaffirmed that public funding for Catholic schools in Ontario is constitutionally protected. But as Cardus's David Hunt tells The Catholic Register, it would serve the public good to extend that funding to all religious schools.

Number of Independent Schools in Ontario up 52%

November 28, 2022

David Hunt, education director at Cardus, joins radio host Mike Farwell to bust some myths and explain why Ontario is seeing explosive growth in independent schools. Photo by Leon Wu on Unsplash

Extend Funding for Ontario's Religious Schools

November 4, 2022

With new census data showing a continuing decline in Canadians who identify as religious, a public inquisition appears to be emerging: "Should our education systems stamp out religion?” David Hunt, Education Director at Cardus, takes to the pages of the National Post to answer that question. Photo by Matese Fields on Unsplash

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