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People for Education - Because education matters most

We are an independent organization working to support public education in Ontario’s English, French and Catholic schools.

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What does the research say?

Students are the centre of everything to do with education. In this section, you will find information about students, tips to support their learning, and results from surveys and research conducted with students.

  1. PISA 2009 Results: Learning to learn. Student engagement, strategies, and practices

  2. Doing what matters most: How parents can help their children succeed at school

  3. The Ontario Student Survey summary report

  4. Students’ voices in Ontario schools, 2011

  5. What did you do in school today? Transforming classrooms through social, academic and intellectual engagement

  6. Toronto parent census: System overview

  7. Canadian 9-year-olds at school

  8. 2007 Survey of Canadian attitudes toward learning

  9. Public Education in Canada: Facts, Trends and Attitudes

  10. Toronto District School Board 2006 Student Census: System overview

  11. 2006 student census: Correlations of school experience with student demographics and achievement

  12. Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) — Ontario report

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People for Education 641 Bloor Street West Toronto, ON M6G 1L1

Phone: 416-534-0100 Fax: 416-536-0100 Email: info@peopleforeducation.ca

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People for Education is your strong voice for public education. We conduct vital research, answer parents’ questions, make policy recommendations and ensure there is broad coverage of education issues in the media. Together we make Ontario’s schools great!

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This project was made possible with generous funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

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