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A week to go until the kids are back in school. What can you do, as a parent, to improve their education? Today in The Conversation Canada, Debbie Pushor of the University of Saskatchewan looks at the research that shows the many ways parents can help students perform better, to like school more and to stay in school longer.
Climate has been in the news all summer as much of the country has suffered drought, extreme heat and wildfires. Kathleen Kevany of Dalhousie University looks at one way we can all help with climate impact – through the way we eat. Read all the World Peace Diet.
And finally…as the legalization of cannabis comes closer, we continue to offer a variety of articles about the various impacts from this major policy change. Today, Michael Armstrong of Brock University looks at the fallout – both good and bad – from the decision of the new Ontario government to sell pot from retailers instead of government-controlled stores.
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Parent engagement offices in ministries of education, parent engagement consultants, parent mentor programs: such measures could revolutionize schools and boost student achievement.
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Debbie Pushor, University of Saskatchewan
A systematic embrace of parents' untapped knowledge by schools could revolutionize education systems in Canada and globally.
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Moving to a plant-based diet is one of the top things we can do to stop climate change.
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Kathleen Kevany, Dalhousie University
Our current climate change crisis calls for bold action. Moving to a plant-based diet makes sense for our collective health and for our environment.
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Vic Fedeli, Ontario’s finance minister, and Attorney General Caroline Mulroney talk to the media after announcing Ontario’s cannabis retail model on Aug. 13.
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Michael J. Armstrong, Brock University
Ontario’s change to private sector cannabis stores will give consumers more convenience. That will mean stronger competition against the black market, but potentially higher consumption too.
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Politics
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Elizabeth Sherman, American University School of Public Affairs
Sen. John McCain, who died Saturday, ended his career with growing repudiation by his party and the public for positions, from national defense to bipartisanship, that he had long embodied.
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Ian Horwood, York St John University
A giant of the US political scene, John McCain had friends and enemies on all sides.
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Science + Technology
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Amanda Gouws, Stellenbosch University
Under representation of women in the science and engineering career fields is a result of poor work life balance.
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