Grantees/Partners in the News 

April 1, 2011 to April 30, 2011

ACF

Tues Apr 12 Olivia Nuamah & Sandy Houston, Tor Star A16 Let Torontonians have their say http://www.thestar.com/opinion/letters/article/973134--let-torontonians-have-their-say

Early Learning

April 8 Laurie Monsebraaten, Tor Star  A12  Education Act changes rankle critics http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/education/article/971297--after-school-programs-should-be-non-profit-critics-say

Sat Apr 9, Diana Zlomislic, Tor Star A8 Smell test Can Liberals get child care in place soon? (Child care Resource and Research Unit) http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/972160--smell-test-can-liberals-deliver-on-child-care-pledge

April 12 Kate Hammer, the Globe and Mail, A12 Kindergarten split classes will ‘shortchange’ students http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/kindergarten-split-classes-will-shortchange-students/article1998434/

Apr 18 Dale Brazao, Tor Star A1 & 13 Daycare abuses kept secret (Martha Friendly, Childcare Resource and Research Unit) http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/education/childcare/daycare/article/975757--daycare-abuses-still-not-made-public

April 19 Rob Ferguson, Tor Star A2 Action pledged on daycare reports (Andrea Calver, Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care) http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/education/childcare/daycare/article/976793--daycare-abuse-reports-stalled-by-privacy-concerns

Apr 19 Tanya Talaga, Tor Star A4 Action urged at native kids summit ‘moral courage to change the system’ is what’s needed now, native educator tells provincial panel (Cindy Blackstock) http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/newsfeatures/article/976810--no-more-excuses-native-child-welfare-summit-hears

Apr 26 Kristin rushowy, Tor Star A2 Why Grade 7 could be high school Full-day kindergartens create a space crunch for boards of education http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/education/earlylearning/article/979835--ontario-schools-squeezed-for-full-day-kindergarten-space

Poverty Reduction

April 6 Carol Goar, Tor Star A19 Here’s $5.92 – make it last a month http://putfoodinthebudget.ca/2011/04/here%E2%80%99s-5-92-%E2%80%94-make-it-last-a-month/

April 7 Tor Star A24 Corporate tax cut doubts (CCPA)  http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/970504--ever-lower-rates-corporate-tax-cut-doubts

April 11 Carol Goar Tor Star A11 A door opens for the mentally ill (Pat Capponi) http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/972084--goar-a-door-opens-for-the-mentally-ill

April 26 Catherine Porter, Tor Star Porter: Painful stories shed light on downside of ‘Canadian experience’ http://www.thestar.com/news/article/980070--porter-painful-stories-shed-light-on-downside-of-canadian-experience

April 26 Steven Lewis and Linda Silas, The Globe and Mail A4 Shrinking Medicare, Expanding Poverty http://spon.ca/shrinking-medicare-expanding-poverty/2011/04/27/

Public Education

March 26, April 2, April 3, April 9, Rick Salutin, Tor Star IN1, 4, 5, Saving Public Education Why teachers matter (ACF 2010 mini investigative journalism grant) http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/960546--saving-public-education-why-teachers-matter

March 26 Too many choices http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/960557   

April 2 Standard tests: More questions than answers http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/967443 

April 3 Why old-school teaching fails new Canada http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/968224

April 9 The ultimate public school advantage: Democracy http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/971244

General Interest

April 7 Theresa Boyle Tor Star A2 Poor eco record risks well-being, report finds (Roy Romanow, CIW) http://www.thestar.com/news/article/970554--poor-environment-record-places-canadians-wellbeing-at-risk-report-says

April 7 Roy J. Romanow Tor Star A25 A warning from nature for Canadians  (CIW / Climate change) http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/970481--a-warning-from-nature-for-canadians

April 7 Martin Knelman Square renamed to honour Pecaut  http://www.thestar.com/news/article/970500--city-renames-metro-square-to-honour-david-pecaut

April 9 Christopher Hume, Tor Star Naming so-so square after civic visionary oozes irony

Thurs Apr 14 David Nickle The Mirror p12 Toronto’s future arrives at a ‘crossroads’ City’s ranking drops as a desirable place to live, work http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/elections/article/984023--federal-election-toronto-s-future-is-at-a-crossroads

April 27 Tor Star GT4 Private garbage pickup endorsed (quote from Hugh Mackenzie, progressive economist) link not available