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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
May 21, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Kristin Rushowy, Toronto Star’s Queen’s Park reporter, talks with Adrian Cheung about the cancellation of the remainder of in-person classes in Ontario’s schools and what comes next. Everything from students’ mental health, how classes might look in the fall based on other jurisdictions, and labour relations is discussed. Ontario’s government has extended the closure of schools until the end of June, meaning the remainder of in-person classes are finished for the 2019-2020 year. The decision impacts more than two million students province-wide. While the province says they have every intention of re-opening in September, the future remains uncertain (and frustrating) for students, educators and parents alike. A deep-dive into what led to the Ontario government’s decision to finish off the school year online—and what the education system, already fraught with tension between teachers’ unions and the province, will look like after the pandemic.
Released:
May 21, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Why infectious disease experts say the worst of the curve is yet to come: The term “flattening the curve” is everywhere, in personal discussion and the media coverage of COVID-19. But how far away is everyone from actually flattening it, here in Canada and around the world? What lessons can we learn for when the worst... by This Matters