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Canadian education pioneer Kate Henderson is portrayed in A Meeting of the School Trustees by painter Robert Harris (1885). The history of education in Canada covers schooling from elementary through university, the ideas of educators, and the policies of national and provincial governments.
Education in Canada is for the most part provided publicly, funded and overseen by federal, provincial, and local governments. [19] Education is within provincial jurisdiction and the curriculum is overseen by the province. [20] [21] Education in Canada is generally divided into primary education, followed by secondary education and post-secondary.
Boarding schools in Canada worked towards assimilation of Native students. Historians Brian Klopotek and Brenda Child explain, "Education for Indians was not mandatory in Canada until 1920, long after compulsory attendance laws were passed in the United States, although families frequently resisted sending their children to the residential schools.
Pulpit, Press, and Politics: Methodists and the Market for Books in Upper Canada. University of Toronto Press. Nicolson, Joanne. "1871 Education Act". Radical Reform. Toronto District School Board. Nixon, Virginia (2006). "Egerton Ryerson and the old Master Copy as an Instrument of Public Education". Journal of Canadian Art History (27): 94– 113.
Yet, Catholic schools form the single largest system in Canada offering education with a religious component. [5] Starting in the 1960s, there was a strong push to remove all religious education from the public schools in Canada, although Catholic schools tended to maintain their religious character at least in theory if not always practice.
Former education in Canada (5 C, 4 P) R. ... Pages in category "History of education in Canada" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Higher education for Indigenous peoples in Canada can be considered on a spectrum ranging from Indigenous to general programs and institutions. At one end, some institutions are specifically intended for Indigenous people, located in predominantly Indigenous communities, controlled by First Nations band governments or dedicated non-profit boards, and/or accredited by Indigenous bodies (often ...
As Black students were frequently excluded from public education, Black community members often established their own schools or took on teaching positions. As activists, Mary Bibb and her husband, Henry Bibb, initiated various projects to serve and uplift Canada West’s growing Black population, including establishing a school in Sandwich. [15]