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	School Boards for the 21st Century: Keeping the Public in Public Education by John Young School boards represent one of Canada’s most enduring forms of elected representation. Over the years public education has seen many shifts in terms of the size, structures and functions of school boards in response to changing economic, social and political contexts, but for most of the twentieth century they remained vital institutions of community voice and of the localism central to public education and to the democratic process. However, over the last two decades, across a broad range of important educational matters – funding, collective bargaining, curriculum and assessment, school closures, to name only a few – there has, in most provinces, been marked centralizing of authority away from school boards to provincial governments. The Grey Faces of Education and Democracy by John Wiens The metaphor of the grey face, to my way of thinking, describes accurately where we find ourselves today in regard to the two human ideals we call education and democracy. March 2009		Click here to view PDF Click here to view PDF
	Early Childhood Education and Care MASS has taken note of a growing body of research that indicates that systemic Early Childhood Education and Care programs provide substantial long-term benefits for both individuals and societies. November 2007		Click here to view PDF
	Building an Assessment Future with Purpose in Mind Increasing the opportunities for learning in every classroom across Manitoba is an important MASS priority. Over the past decade... May 2007		Click here to view PDF

	*Public Schools Finance Board – MASS Survey Executive Summary* The Public Schools Finance Board plays a crucial role in the education of students in the schools of Manitoba...		Click here to view PDF

	*Rural Education in Manitoba:* Defining Challenges, Creating Solutions Public education everywhere in Manitoba and indeed across North America faces serious challenges...		Click here to view PDF

	*A Framework for Superintendent and Board Evaluation* MASS and MAST in this document describe the roles of boards and superintendents, providing a framework for evaluation of both.		Click here to view PDF

	“Reconciliation: The Foundation for Canada’s Future” – power point presentation by Cindy Blackstock at the 2007 CASA Conference in Winnipeg		Click here to view PDF

	Brief to the Minister of Education, Citizenship & Youth Information and Communication Technology in K-S4 Education April 2006		Click here to view PDF


	Schools, Citizenship and Democracy: Citizenship Education for Civic Engagement and Social Justice The foundation of any education for citizenship is to provide students with the knowledge, skills, values, and dispositions that will equip them to participate in shaping the decisions that face all citizens, especially in a society that claims to be democratic. November 2005		Click here to view PDF