Research, Reports and Links

The Equality Trust
Why More Equality? Our thirty years research shows that: In rich countries, a smaller gap between rich and poor means a happier, healthier and more successful population. Read more

Why Inequality Matters

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Recent Reports

• Stepping Stones A Resource on Youth Development
• Social Determinants of Health and Well-being among Young People (World Health Organization)
• People for Education- Accommodation Reviews and School Closings (May 2012
• Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey - CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health)
• Maytree Foundation
  Diverse City
  Charting Prosperity: Practical Ideas for a Stronger Canada
• Vital Communities, Vital Support - How well do Canada's Communities Support Parents of Young Children? Phase 2 Report What Parents Tell Us
• SPECIAL EDUCATION: STRUCTURAL OVERVIEW AND STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS (December 2010)
• Early Years Study 3 - "Making Decisions Taking Action"
• School Readiness to Learn Project
• University of Toronto Human Development Institute backgrounder

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) Reports

CCPA Website: http://www.policyalternatives.ca

1.The Path to Better Child Care in Ontario

2.The Rise of Canada's Richest 1%-www.growinggap.ca- a Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Report from 2010

3."Under Pressure: The impact of rising tuition fees on Ontario families"

4.Community Transformation from an economic costing perspective

5.Our Schools /Ourselves: Fall 2011

6.'The Income Gap Between Aboriginal Peoples and the Rest of Canada’

City of Toronto - Reports and Research

• Community Service System in Toronto Neighbourhoods: What should the City Pay Attention To? A Summary of Consultations with Torontonians (September 2011)
• City of Toronto Report Card on Children (1997 - 2003)

Other Districts' Poverty Reduction Strategies

• UNICEF: Children's Rights and Business Principles
• Campaign 2000 releases the New Report Card on Child & Family Poverty in Canada.
• Voices from the Street -Speakers' Bureau speakersbureau@bellnet.ca
• 25/5 Network for Poverty Reduction – Year Two Report
• To Close Achievement Gap, US Must Address Major Health Risks for Urban Minority Youth, Study Finds

TDSB Documents

• September 2012 Grade 9 Cohort Data
• Highlights: Grade 9 Cohort 2006-2011
• Model Schools for Inner Cities Task Force Report (May 2005)
• Model Schools for Inner Cities 3 year research results
• Full Service Schools Updates (April 2010)
• TDSB Fact Sheet on EQAO (May 2010)
• Trustees approve ARC Recommendations and Capital Budget Plan (June 23, 2010)
• 2011 LOI (Learning Opportunities Index)
• TDSB Social Justice
• TDSB Equity Foundation Statement and Policy
• Decolonizing Our Schools - Aboriginal Education In The Toronto District School Board

Demographic Documents

• Metcalfe Foundation Report Released on the Working Poor in Toronto
• by SPACE Resources for Accessing Space, July 2011
• Homelessness and Housing Issues by Dr. D. Hulchanski as presented at the TDSB Futures Conference, May 2011
• Dr. David Hulchanski's PowerPoint Presentation on "Toronto Divided?" (ICAC January 2010)
• Dr. Rob Brown's (TDSB) Point Presentation on "Three Cities" and the intersection with TDSB Student Achievement
• Canadian Institute for Well-Being - "measuring what matters"- June 2009
• Toronto's Social Landscape 10-year Trends, 1996-2006 Social Planning Toronto
• The Intergovernmental Committee for Economic and Labour Force Development (ICE) Report:
  “Community Hubs: A Scan of Toronto”. published February 2011

ICAC and Other Documents

• ICAC Report, April 2007
• Comer School Development Program (USA)
• Achievement Gap Critique
• Report of the Middle and Secondary Model Schools for Inner Cities ‘Beyond Elementary’ Work Group (March 2008)
• Child Friendly Cities
• United Nations Childrens’ Report
• Model Schools Phase III Report

Government Announcements

• Youth Action Plan - August 22,2012

McGuinty Government Releases Comprehensive Mental Health And Addictions Strategy.

• The press release
• The strategy

US Research

• Teacher Effects and the Achievement Gap: Do Teacher and Teaching Quality Influence the Achievement Gap between Black and White and High- and Low-SES Students in the Early Grades?
  (from TCR - Teachers' College Record)
• OF COURSE MONEY MATTERS: WHY THE ARGUMENTS TO THE CONTRARY NEVER ADDED UP
• The Social Costs of Inadequate Education

Parent Involvement Research

• People for Education's School Council Report
• Parent Engagement Report – by Dr. Debbie Pushor
• People for Education – Annual Schools Report
• "Having Their Say: Parents Describe Why and How They are Engaged in Their Children's Learning"