Putting students first should be the first priority of all public school systems. Today that is not the case in New Brunswick where the system is mired in ongoing crisis, students are struggling in cl...

Putting students first should be the first priority of all public school systems. Today that is not the case in New Brunswick where the system is mired in ongoing crisis, students are struggling in cl...

Social media use is so prevalent and entrenched across all age levels that only a blanket ban on social media can break the cycle of overuse and dependence.

The lesson is clear: the ban’s success hinges on consistent, decisive leadership, says Paul Bennett.

The state of playgrounds says a lot about whether a community has caring leaders, proud advocates, creative citizens and motivated public servants.

Little attention has been given to its long-term consequences, inside and outside of classrooms

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Education expert Paul Bennett says evidence actually shows four-day weeks set kids 2-7 weeks behind

The school bell rang to open researchED Toronto in early June 2025 and there was a detectable a buzz in the air. With the school year winding down, the U.K.-inspired ‘polite revolution’ in educatio…

Artificial intelligence is the latest technology stoking fears of human decline. Early studies stoke doubt about whether the fear is warranted

Paul Bennett:

Our education trend-setter, Ontario, is moving in the wrong direction. That province is set to discontinue provincial Grade 12 exams, after June 2025, and other provinces have already, or will like…

A Nova Scotia educator says the banning of cellphones in classrooms across Canada is a good start, but there’s a bigger problem to address.

Mice are everywhere in most schools but rarely seen during school hours. Rats are comparatively rare, and bats, rarer still. That’s what teachers say, off-the record, on Reddit and other mostly ano…

Paul Bennett:

The four-part Netflix series, Adolescence, is unsettling, gripping and disturbing because of its deep exploration of the torments of teen school culture and the crisis afflicting contemporary boyho…

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Paul W. Bennett looks at abandoned schools, public properties and the sad reminders of recent public policy failures.