CMEC

Key Policy Issues in Aboriginal Education: An Evidence-Based Approach Publication Date: 2012-12-19

This report considers how better data and evidence can be developed to support jurisdictions' efforts to improve the academic achievement and attainment of Aboriginal students in provincial and territorial elementary and secondary schools.

Promoting Equality of Educational Opportunity – Canada Report for the UNESCO Eighth Consultation of Member States on the Implementation of the Convention and Recommendation against Discrimination in Education Publication Date: 2012-11-16

UNESCO regularly monitors the implementation of the Convention and Recommendation against Discrimination in Education, as adopted by UNESCO's General Conference on December 14, 1960. Canada's response to the eighth consultation, developed jointly by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, highlights the progress that education systems have made in providing access to quality education that is widely inclusive so that all students can participate and succeed to the best of their abilities. The report also discusses the ongoing challenges in achieving equality of educational opportunities in Canada, based on education indicators. The eighth consultation covers the period from 2006 to 2011.

Report to UNESCO and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Human Rights Education: Report for Canada 2005–2009 Publication Date: 2011-05-30

At the request of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), UNESCO has asked member states to report on the first phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education, 2005–2009. CMEC and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO have collaborated to prepare the report for Canada covering the period from 2005 to 2009.The main sections of the report deal with policies and policy implementation, learning environments, teaching and learning processes and resources, and the training of school personnel.

A Literature Review of Factors that Support Successful Transitions by Aboriginal People from K–12 to Postsecondary Education Publication Date: 2011-01-13

A literature review that identifies key research findings relating to the challenges facing Aboriginal people as they make the transition from K-12 to postsecondary education was commissioned by the Canadian Education Statistics Council (CESC). The goal of the project is to understand the challenges Aboriginal people face in the transition from K–12 to postsecondary education through a synthesis of the available provincial/territorial and pan-Canadian literature as well as a scan of data available to support further research.

Interrupting High School and Returning to Education Publication Date: 2010-04-29

The Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP) is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council (CESC), a partnershp between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), to provide a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada. This fact sheet reports on the proportion of young adults who have left high school without a diploma and, among them, the proportions who have returned to obtain a high -school diploma and who progressed to postsecondary education. It presents data for Canada and the provinces from the Youth in Transition Survey (YITS).

Strengthening Aboriginal Success - Summary Report Publication Date: 2010-03-08

This report is intended to be a summary of the proceedings of the CMEC Summit on Aboriginal Education, and is largely summative and reflective in nature. It has been created around several broad themes according to "What we heard" at the summit.

Fact sheet: School-age population living in low-income circumstances Publication Date: 2009-12-16

The Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP) is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council (CESC), a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), to provide a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada. This fact sheet reports on the school-age population living in low-income circumstances.

Fact Sheet: Postsecondary enrolment and graduation Publication Date: 2009-10-28

The Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP) is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council (CESC), a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), to provide a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada. This fact sheet reports on postsecondary enrolment and graduation.

The Development of Education - Reports for Canada Publication Date: 2008-10-28

This document contains two reports. The first highlights the structure and management of the education systems in Canada, as well as access to learning, early childhood education, learning outcomes, and teacher training. The second focuses on inclusive education and its legislative frameworks and policies, as well as the programs and services provided to vulnerable populations in the elementary and secondary school systems.

Acquiring Literacy Skills: A Comparison of Provincial and International Results from PISA and IALSS Publication Date: 2008-06-06

Using data from the Program for International Student Assessment and the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, this study compared Canada's performance on literacy tests across jurisidctions and with those of other countries. The report also looks at the effects of student intake characteristics, school context and educational practices, and minority- and majority-language groups.

Pan-Canadian Assessment Program for 13-Year-Old Students Publication Date: 2008-04-28

The Pan-Canadian Assessment Program is the cyclical program of assessment of the achievement of 13-year-old students in reading, mathematics, and science. The first assessment of this new program took place in early 2007. (The previous assessment program was the School Achievement Indicators Program, SAIP.) This report presents information about the tests, as well as the results in each domain, on a pan-Canadian and jurisdictional basis. Supporting documents, such as teacher resources, are also available.

PISA 2006 - The 2006 Canadian Report Publication Date: 2007-12-07

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) was initiated by the member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to provide policy-oriented international indicators of the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students. PISA assesses youth outcomes in three domains, reading, mathematics, and science, focusing on what students can do with what they have learned in school, at home, and in the community. This report provides detailed analysis of the performance of Canadian students in an international context, as well as information on results on a jurisidictional basis, and differences in performance linked to gender, immigrant status, parental education, and socioeconomic status.

UNESCO Seventh Consultation of Member States on the Implementation of the Convention and Recommendation against Discrimination in Education Publication Date: 2007-09-01

UNESCO regularly monitors the implementation of its Convention and Recommendation against Discrimination in Education. The purpose of the convention and recommendation is not only the elimination of discrimination in education, but also the adoption of measures aimed at promoting equality of educational opportunity and treatment. For each of the six main articles of the convention and recommendation, UNESCO has prepared specific questions that probe the application of each of the articles. The chapters that respond to the questions on the first three articles focus on educational laws, legislative texts, and policies that prohibit discrimination in education and promote equal educational opportunities, and how these laws and policies conform to the convention and recommendation. The issues include: free and equitable access to elementary and secondary education; the establishment and quality-control of public, separate, and private school systems; access of foreign nationals to school systems and credential recognition; public-school funding; and postsecondary access and student financial support. The chapter on the fourth article looks at "reaching the un-reached" and the policy measures and programs that enable disadvantaged and vulnerable groups to have access to basic education. To reflect the pan-Canadian context, the groups that have been included are Aboriginal students, children of immigrants, visible-minority students, and special-needs students. The chapter on the fifth article probes the issues of human-values education and national-minority education. In the chapter corresponding to the seventh article, an overview of the results and obstacles is presented, along with a review of the main issues to be addressed in the ongoing fight against discrimination in education.

Informal Meeting of OECD Education Ministers on Vocational Education and Training, January 22-23, 2007 Publication Date: 2007-02-08

This report brings forward the key points of discussion at the meeting, as well as summaries of the presentations on the themes "Skills for Tomorrow" and "Quality and Equity," including a presentation from Canada.

Meeting of OECD Education Ministers, Athens, Greece, June 2006 Publication Date: 2006-07-11

The chair's summary of the 2006 Meeting of OECD Education Ministers lists the areas of agreement concerning the need to reform higher education. Issues include funding, more accessible education, clearer focus on what students learn, responsiveness and diversity, research and innovation, and migration and internationalization. This report provides summaries of the presentations, discussions, and points of agreement and debate.

SAIP Science III Assessment 2004 - The Public Report Publication Date: 2005-06-15

This document forms the report to the public on the results of the pan-Canadian assessment of science achievement for 13-year-old and 16-year-old students, administered in the spring of 2004 by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), as part of the ongoing School Achievement Indicators Program (SAIP). SAIP is a cyclical program of pan-Canadian assessments of student achievement in science, reading, and mathematics. The report describes the assessment program and provides results on a pan-Canadian and a jurisdictional level. In addition, information is included on the context for learning science in Canada, teachers and teaching, and the school context.

PISA 2003 - The 2003 Canadian Report Publication Date: 2004-12-06

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a collaborative effort among member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). PISA is designed to provide policy-oriented international indicators of the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students and to shed light on a range of factors that contribute to successful students, schools, and education systems. The 2003 report focuses on mathematics literacy, providing information on performance in mathematics, reading, science, and problem solving in an international context and on a jurisdictional basis. Other sections of the report look at the relationship between student engagement, student learning, and mathematics performance, and the relationship between family characterisitics, home environment, and mathematics performance.

Single-Sex Schooling Publication Date: 2004-11-30

Often associated with increasing student achievement and improving the educational experiences for both girls and boys, single-sex schooling has garnered renewed interest among education professionals, researchers, media, politicians, and parents. This report looks at the issues of girls' disadvantage, boys' underachievement, and single-sex schooling in the research literature, and offers conclusions and recommendations.

Quality Education for All Young People: Challenges, Trends, and Priorities Publication Date: 2004-09-08

This report was prepared for the International Conference on Education (ICE) in 2004. At ICE, the implications for secondary education were considered in terms of qualitative expansion and greater access, but also in relation to other crucial aspects, such as the scope, function, quality, and relevance of secondary- education systems. Within this framework, the policies and practices of the educational jurisdictions across Canada are presented under the headings of gender equality, social inclusion, Aboriginal, immigrant, and special-needs students, flexibility and skills learning, human-values education, education for sustainable development, and the role of teachers.

SAIP 2002 Writing III Assessment - The Public Report Publication Date: 2002-06-06

This report provides the results, on both a national and jurisdictional basis, of the 2002 School Achievement Indicators Program (SAIP) assessment of the writing skills of 13- and 16-year-old students. The report addresses issues of gender and language differences in learning, and provides information on student habits.