Original Works
Research papers, research briefs and position papers from university researchers, faculty members and graduate students from Manitoba and across Canada, submitted directly to Inform-Ed.
Works
Research Papers
Looking at Bill 64 Through a Decolonial Lens
By Sarah Paradis
Through a decolonial lens, which has been inspired by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission educational calls to action, this paper critically examines the ways in which teacher knowledge, autonomy, and purpose have been influenced by neoliberalism within Manitoba (…)
Cultural Capital and Cultural Community Wealth: A Critique of the BEST Report
By Ellen Bees
2019 the government of Manitoba set out to perform a review of its education system. Expressing concern with low test scores in literacy, numeracy and science, the government tasked the Manitoba Education Commission with determining the best way to improve student outcomes (…)
“Modernized” Education and Equity: An Unsuccessful (P)Act
By Rebeca Heringer
Bill 64–the Education Modernization Act–was proposed in the spring of 2021 as the government’s response to the perceived crises in provincial education: Manitoba’s low placement on national and international rankings, high financial spending, and unnecessary bureaucracy (…)
Culturally Unresponsive: The Manitoba Education Review and Colonial Perspectives
By Ellen Bees and Shannon D. M. Moore
In 2018, the Conservative government of Manitoba launched an independent review of the provincial education system.
Webinar Papers
Analysis of Bill 64: Conceptualizations of Students and Schooling
By Melanie Janzen
In acknowledging the discovery of the 751 unmarked graves near the Cowesess First Nation, the 215 unmarked graves previously announced and the untold number of graves yet to come, I want to draw a line between policy and our current reality (…)