Previously Published
Find here links to publications of university researchers, faculty members and graduate students from Manitoba and across Canada focused on current discussions in public education.
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John R. Wiens
Using Hannah Arendt’s The Eggs Speak Up, as an illustration, the author argues that Bill 64 “breaks public schools as we know them”. John R. Wiens is dean emeritus at the faculty of education, University of Manitoba.
Public school teachers driven by passion, not market forces
Matt Henderson
A critique to how public education is treated in Bill 64 as a commodity. Matt Henderson is an assistant superintendent of the Seven Oaks School Division and a PhD candidate in the faculty of education at the University of Manitoba.
Ee-Seul Yoon and Jon Young
The authors provide a critical analysis of how education funding and governance would be affected by the proposed reform. Ee-Seul Yoon is an associate professor and Jon Young is professor emeritus in the department of educational administration, foundations and psychology, in the faculty of education at the University of Manitoba.
The cost of losing school trustees
John R. Wiens
The author contends that the governance proposals contained in Bill 64 are “based on outright ignorance, incomplete ‘truths’ and faulty reasoning”. John R. Wiens is dean emeritus at the faculty of education, University of Manitoba.
Rick Haley
The author argues that changes need to be made to education in Manitoba, but that Bill 64 will not fix the current issues. Rick Haley is an instructor at the University of Winnipeg.
Americanizing education is pure folly
John R. Wiens
An overview of the education system in the U.S. and how it is being reflected in Bill 64. John R. Wiens is dean emeritus at the faculty of education, University of Manitoba.
John R. Wiens
An analysis of the education ideals defined by BEST and how the report fails to value students’ individuality and difference. John R. Wiens is dean emeritus at the faculty of education, University of Manitoba.
Bill 64 opposition not just 'vocal minority'
Melanie Janzen
There is nothing “minor” about who comprises the resistance to Bill 64 and what their concerns are. Melanie Janzen is an associate professor at the University of Manitoba.
Jim Silver
How the proposed education reform fails to address “the most significant impediment to the educational success of children and youth”: poverty. Jim Silver is professor emeritus at the University of Winnipeg.
Bill 64 undermines public education
Shannon D. M. Moore and Melanie D. Janzen
While ignoring educators’ perspectives, Bill 64 homogenizes students and fosters the privatization of education. Shannon D. M. Moore and Melanie D. Janzen are former teachers who currently serve as associate professors in the faculty of education at the University of Manitoba.
John R. Wiens
The shortcomings of the proposed school community councils and how those will foster competition and individuality. John R. Wiens is dean emeritus at the faculty of education, University of Manitoba.
Bill 64 abandons racialized communities
Melanie Janzen
The author demonstrates how the proposed education reform will further entrench systemic racism. Fadi Ennab is an instructor at the University of Winnipeg.
John R. Wiens
The author distinguishes management from leadership and explores how Bill 64 will impact the role of school principal. John R. Wiens is dean emeritus at the faculty of education, University of Manitoba.