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Teacher Diversity Gap

10/30/2014

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This year is the 60th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling, Brown v Board of Education, that desegregated American public schools. To mark this anniversary, Americans are reflecting on the progress that has been made for Black students since that time. This anniversary has also focused attention on the Teacher Diversity Gap and the need for more teachers of colour.

This year is also the 50th anniversary of a similar milestone in Ontario. In 1964, Leonard Braithwaite, Ontario's first Black MPP, led the removal of the repeal of the 114-year-old provision of the Separate Schools Act that allowed for segregated schools for students of colour. Unfortunately this milestone has gone largely unnoticed in Ontario.

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Racial Diversity Gap in the Courtroom

6/26/2014

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Peter MacKay's comments last week suggest that diversity among Canada's judiciary is a non-issue for the federal government. From his response to the question posed by Arleen Huggins, president of the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers, it doesn't sound like he's even given consideration to the possibility that the appointment process may not be fair and equitable. So for him there is no reason to collect and analyze data.

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Toronto Star: More than diversity in coverage needed

6/23/2014

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On June 19, 2014, the Public Editor reflected on what more the Toronto Star can do to reflect the diversity of the Greater Toronto Area in its coverage. She writes, "the reality remains that on most days the Star still falls short of producing a newspaper and website that looks like the Toronto we see when we walk our city streets, play in our parks, shop, dine out, ride transit." In doing this work, she notes that this means addressing issues of diversity in hiring and promotion.

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    Tana Turner is Principal of Turner Consulting Group Inc. She has over 25 years of experience in the area of equity, diversity and inclusion.

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