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We are proud to celebrate the publication of Human Rights and the United Nations: Paradox and Promise, co-edited by Dr. Abigail Bakan, Professor in the Department of Social Justice Education.

Our student orientation on September 4 was a great success!

We congratulate Dr. Diane Farmer and Dr. John Portelli on their retirements.

OISE Alumna Mama Adobea Nii-Owoo's academic work focuses on Comparative and International Development Education.

Excerpt: "The government's summary financial position, as at March 31, 2025, is a deficit of $1,149 million, which reflects an $822 million or 42 per cent year-over-year improvement in comparison to the previous year's deficit of $1,971 million. The deficit increased by $353 million relative to Budget 2024/25."

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Over the summer of 2025, Laveeza Naeem, along with Yifan Zhang, had the opportunity to be Summer Interns at Western Michigan University (WMU) in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Erin Anderson (she/her) is a PhD Candidate in Higher Education at the ¥������ (OISE), where her research explores how ableism shapes postsecondary education and how student affairs practitioners can create inclusive, affirming environments for disabled students.

Excerpt: "Families in Kamloops will now have access to 52 new licensed child care spaces at the recently rebuilt Parkcrest Elementary school. “These new child care spaces at Parkcrest Elementary represent a bright start for families, early childhood educators and the entire community,” said Rohini Arora, parliamentary secretary for child care. “Located in a state-of the-art rebuilt school, parents will have access to high-quality child care closer to home and in a familiar setting for their kids. This will mean more children learning, playing and growing together in a safe environment, while allowing parents to invest more time on their personal and professional aspirations.”"

Excerpt: "Education and Childcare: The Premier tasks Minister Demetrios Nicolaides with: Increasing career education opportunities, continuing to renew curriculum and creating more pathways to get qualified teachers in classrooms. Reaffirming the Alberta government’s commitment to policies, programs and curricula that support student well-being and set students on a path to lifelong success; Fast-tracking more school projects through the Schools Now program by committing $8.6 billion to create more than 200,000 new and updated student spaces across Alberta over the next seven years; Supporting students with complex needs, enhancing mental health supports and continuing to promote parental involvement in education – including through ensuring the full implementation of the Education Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 27) using all available legal and constitutional means necessary; Negotiating a sustainable agreement with the federal government that maintains affordability for parents, leverages non-profit and for-profit providers in addressing waitlists, and returns control of child-care law and policy back to the province."

Excerpt: "Families in the Wolfville area will benefit from more access to child care with plans underway to build a new 104-space early learning and child-care centre on the Acadia University campus. The centre, a partnership between the Province and Acadia, will be built on university property. It will offer spaces and programs for infants, toddlers and preschoolers."

Excerpt: "More families in Creston will have access to affordable and high-quality child care as the Province invests in 110 new licensed child care spaces. “With this provincial investment, families in Creston will have access to high-quality child care closer to home,” said Lisa Beare, Minister of Education and Child Care. “These new spaces give parents more flexibility to plan their work and family schedules, while ensuring children have a safe, engaging place to learn and grow.” Construction of the new child care centre was made possible by more than $10.8 million in funding through the ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund."