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April 30, 2018

Child Care Canada, The Conversation

Childcare will be free for Ontario pre-schoolers

The Office of the Premier says the policy will improve academic performance, give parents (especially women) more choice when to go back to work, and save families an estimated $17,000 per child.

The Office of the Premier says the policy will improve academic performance, give parents (especially women) more choice when to go back to work, and save families an estimated $17,000 per child.
April 27, 2018

BBC News, The Independent

UK economy suffers weakest GDP growth since 2012

The UK economy is growing at its slowest pace in more than five years, reports the ONS.

The UK economy is growing at its slowest pace in more than five years, reports the ONS.
April 26, 2018

Quartz

Hard stance on legal immigration deterring foreign students from US universities, says report

Growing uncertainty around visas and anti-immigrant rhetoric are responsible for the decline in foreign-born student enrollment.

Growing uncertainty around visas and anti-immigrant rhetoric are responsible for the decline in foreign-born student enrollment.
April 23, 2018

The Guardian , Fawcett Society

“Equality won’t happen on its own”: Britain needs gender equality quotas, says Fawcett Society

Gender equality organization says that “progress is painfully slow” and calls for quotas to redress the gender imbalance in leadership, legal, political, and media roles.

Gender equality organization says that “progress is painfully slow” and calls for quotas to redress the gender imbalance in leadership, legal, political, and media roles.
April 20, 2018

BBC News, CNN Money

South Korea’s capital shuts off the power to fight overtime culture

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is iencouraging employees to improve their work–life balance by powering down their computers on Friday evenings.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is iencouraging employees to improve their work–life balance by powering down their computers on Friday evenings.
April 19, 2018

The Guardian, BBC News, The Bookseller

Growing “vocabulary deficiency” stifling children’s development

Almost half of UK students in their first year of primary school have such a limited vocabulary that it is affecting their learning, according to new research.

Almost half of UK students in their first year of primary school have such a limited vocabulary that it is affecting their learning, according to new research.
April 17, 2018

The Conversation, Early Childhood Education Report

Despite great strides, Canada should invest more in early childhood education, says report

A recent report finds that Canada has made great improvements in early education since 2004, but allocations for young children have flat-lined since the last assessment in 2014.

A recent report finds that Canada has made great improvements in early education since 2004, but allocations for young children have flat-lined since the last assessment in 2014.

Global news from IZA World of Labor

News from IZA World of Labor

Childcare will be free for Ontario pre-schoolers

UK economy suffers weakest GDP growth since 2012

Hard stance on legal immigration deterring foreign students from US universities, says report

“Equality won’t happen on its own”: Britain needs gender equality quotas, says Fawcett Society

South Korea’s capital shuts off the power to fight overtime culture

Growing “vocabulary deficiency” stifling children’s development

Despite great strides, Canada should invest more in early childhood education, says report

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