Schools and school boards struggle to respond to racism - and continue to fail to dismantle systemic barriers that affect Indigenous, Black and racialized students and families.
These barriers affect not only student learning, but student, family and staff well-being and sense of belonging.
Amid debates about school board effectiveness, Canada have abolished or changed public governing structures overseeing school boards, or are debating doing so: for example, and . In April, New Brunswick鈥檚 minister of education and replace these with a provincial board and regional councils.
But school boards matter if they are places where parents and community members can engage in democratic discussion and decision-making, and .
Read the full article written by Assistant Professor Vidya Shah (Faculty of Education, 快播视频), Nada Aoudeh (PhD Candidate, Faculty of Education, 快播视频) and Gisele Cuglievan Mindreau (PhD Candidate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto) in .