Equity in learning opportunities: Reexamining issues of poverty

For the past fifteen years, People for Education has surveyed schools about measurable

resources in order to understand the impact of policy on schools, and to track changes in the

education system. Public education can and should play an important role in reducing the

extent to which students’ socio-economic background affects their performance in schools

and in creating equal learning opportunities for students to fully participate in society and

realize their potential. In order to ensure that it is fulfilling this commitment, it is important to

report on equities and inequities in the opportunities provided by the public school system.

This research aims to look at equity in the distribution of learning opportunities by examining

the impact of school-level poverty on special education, fundraising, and extended learning

opportunities using data from annual school surveys of People for Education, information

finder of Ministry of Education, and EQAO principal questionnaires.

Faculty Supervisor:

Jim Ryan

Student:

Partner:

People for Education

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

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