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Congratulations to Dr. Eunice Jang, APHD Interim Associate Chair, Programs!

Excerpt: "The Provincial Government is issuing a call for members to expand the Minister of Education’s Early Learning and Child Care Advisory Committee. Members of the advisory committee will contribute to the development and implementation of the provincial Early Learning Action Plan 2023-2026. The committee will provide advice to the Minister of Education respecting early learning and child care, programs and services, and funding and activities that support early learning and child care and ensure a high quality and inclusive system."

On June 1-3, 2023, ��������, University of Toronto, hosted the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education Conference (CASAE/ACÉÉA).

Laura Bisaillon reçoit une mention honorable au Prix du livre de sociologie de l'Association canadienne de sociologie pour son ouvrage Screening Out: HIV Testing and the Canadian Immigration Experience.

Excerpt: "The Manitoba government is investing more than $1.6 million to expand access to early years evaluations and digital assessment tools in English and French for educators and clinicians across the province, to support early identification of learning needs, Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Wayne Ewasko announced today. “Our government knows how important it is for educators and clinicians to be able to identify learning needs early on, especially to support literacy instruction and intervention,” said Ewasko. “These new resources will provide teachers and clinicians with equitable access to early identification tools, specialized assessments and interventions to identify student learning needs, and develop supports and programming to improve outcomes.”"

The Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education established an institutional agreement with Western Michigan University.

On June 9, the Centre for Black Studies in Education (CBSE) at the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education (��������) officially launches.

The inaugural Community College Leadership Symposium took place in the �������� LIbrary on June 1st, 2023

Excerpt: "The Government of Saskatchewan has partnered with 10 post-secondary institutions across the province to increase access to training and professional development opportunities for early childhood educators. Through the Canada-Saskatchewan Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement 2021-2026, Saskatchewan is committing over $12 million for the 2023-24 academic year to support existing and prospective early childhood educators to achieve higher levels of training and access to professional development opportunities. Attracting, retaining and growing a strong workforce of early childhood educators is just one of the initiatives by the Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan through the Canada-Saskatchewan Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. Other initiatives that have been implemented include $10 a day child care and wage enhancements of up to $5 an hour for early childhood educator wages."

Excerpt: "The Department of Education is holding public consultation sessions throughout the province to seek input and recommendations on the development of an Early Learning Action Plan, including a legislative review of the Child Care Act and regulations. The province has been strengthening its efforts to create an affordable, accessible, and quality early learning system in Newfoundland and Labrador. Additional information can be found in backgrounder below. Public consultations on the Early Learning Action Plan offers an opportunity for those in the early learning and child care sector, stakeholders and the public, to provide input and feedback on programs and legislation, and how they can be improved to meet the needs of children and families in Newfoundland and Labrador."

The Atkinson Centre promotes research on child development, and the development of early learning policy and practice that serve young children and their families.

Professor Jennifer Wemigwans has been appointed the Director of Indigenous Digital Practice at the Critical Digital Humanities Initiative (CDHI), University of Toronto.