Hi Christa!

Sounds like a great job, and important work! All is well here in the
USA... but not really so well, when 1/3 of our local high school
students don't graduate on time, and well more than that occurs for
our students of colour. Among Native Americans, our graduation rate
plummeted to about 30%, and we have the 9th largest urban Native
population concentration in the USA.

What is the status of how well race and ethnicity/ancestry data are
collected by Canada's school districts?

And finally... do you have literature on the types of policy
initiatives that are successful in decreasing disparities? I'm in the
midst of a literature review on this topic.

Bye for now!

Ann

On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Christa Freiler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello Diana et al,
>
> Educational equity is a big issue in Canada even though Canada, as you
> probably know, is considered an exemplar internationally.  Compared to
> almost every other country participating in PISA (Programme for
> International Student Assessment), Canada is one of the few that has has a
> high standing in both excellence AND equity. This means that, in Canada, low
> income has less of an impact on children's learning than it does in most
> other countries, and particularly in the United States which scores very low
> on both excellence and equity in education.
>
>  - The latest PISA in Focus newsletter examines how well different countries
> are doing
> http://www.oecd.org/pisa/pisainfocus/pisa%20in%20focus%20n25%20(eng)--FINAL.pdf
>
> - An article for the OECD by Ben Levin is also very useful
> http://www.oecd.org/education/educationeconomyandsociety/38692676.pdf-
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> - see also:
> http://www.oecd.org/education/educationeconomyandsociety/38692676.pdf
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> http://cdnsba.org/all/education-in-canada/pisa-results-canadian-students-score-high-in-performance-canadian-education-system-scores-high-in-equity
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> http://www.cea-ace.ca/blog/christa-freiler/2010/12/3/pisa-2009-let%E2%80%99s-not-underestimate-importance-equity-education
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> At the same time, there are major equity challenges in many schools and
> school boards across Canada.  In Toronto, for example, students from certain
> racial-ethnic groups (e.g. Caribbean, Portuguese) have higher drop-out rates
> and lower scores on achievement tests than many other students, including
> other newcomer students.  Students with disabilities and Aboriginal students
> are also at an educational disadvantage across Canada. Most provincial
> ministries/departments of education have equity and inclusion policies, as
> do most school boards, that propose programs and policies to address equity
> and inclusion.
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> - See, for example, the Toronto District School Board's Social Justice
> Action Plan at
> http://www.tdsb.on.ca/_site/ViewItem.asp?siteid=15&menuid=570&pageid=452
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> I was the director of research at the Canadian Education Association (CEA)
> in 2010, when CEA sponsored a Canada-United States Colloquium on Achieving
> Equity through Innovation.  There are a number of 'provocation papers' on
> equity and innovation on the CEA website by both American and Canadian
> authors.
>
> See:
>
> http://www.cea-ace.ca/events/achieving-equity-through-innovation-canada-united-states-colloquium
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>
> I hope this is helpful, and would be interested in staying in the loop if
> further work is done on unpacking education as a social determinant of
> health. Normally, the focus is on greater income and opportunities resulting
> from more education, but there are obviously other important links/factors
> including students' school experiences.
>
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> Regards,
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> Christa Freiler
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> ________________________________
> Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:40:51 -0800
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [SDOH] Education equity
> To: [log in to unmask]
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> Hello all,
>
> There is a lot of work going on related to health equity, but I'm wondering
> if anyone has resources related to education equity in developed nations.
> So, not access to free education per se, but issues related to distance from
> schools (Can students walk or must they bus which impacts extra-curricular
> activities, sports, etc.); mental health (moving students from a small
> community where they feel comfortable to a large community, large school,
> etc.); social inclusion (the effect on a community if students are all bused
> out); etc.
>
> Given the importance of education to health, this related area of research
> could be interesting. Thanks!
>
> Diana
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> Wellspring Strategies Inc.
> Rossland, BC
> 250-362-5810
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