The fight for public education in Canada is part of a global effort to maintain education as a basic right for all. Around the world, governments are tabling “austerity” budgets containing massive cuts to post-secondary education and other public services.
In country after country, ordinary people are refusing to allow a crisis caused by the deregulation of international markets and corporate greed to threaten the public good. In many cases, students are the ones leading this struggle.
The Education is a Right campaign is the manifestation of students’ collective vision for a well-funded, high-quality, public post-secondary education system that builds a fair, and equitable society.
As part of the Education is a Right campaign, students have been meeting with Members of Parliament and Senators, collecting petitions, organising provincial campaigns and will now take to the streets on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 in a national student day of action. Please join us! Visit the website for details: www.educationisaright.ca
For more information on post-secondary education in Canada, check out the compilation of research and publications below.
Access and Affordability
- Under Pressure: The impact of rising tuition fees on Ontario families
- Commentary: For Ontario’s low- and middle-income families, paying for university involves priority roulette
- Infographic: The Burden of a University Education in Ontario
- Fairness in Education for Single Parents in Nova Scotia
- After the Freeze: Restoring University Affordability by Rolling Back Tuition in Saskatchewan
- FastFacts: Tuition Fees–A Regressive Flat Tax
- Fairness, Funding and Our Collective Future: A way forward for post-secondary education in Nova Scotia
- June 2007 – Debunking A Neoliberal Education Myth: It’s tuition fees that are regressive, not public funding
- November 2007 – Graduates Crushed By Student Debt Loads: An 8-point plan to tackle Canada’s student loan crisis
Corporatization and Privatization
- Corporate Initiatives on Campus: A 2008 Snapshot
- For Cash and Future Considerations: Ontario Universities and Public-Private Partnerships
- November 2006 – Rethinking Canada’s Higher Education Policy: Corporatization of universities more harmful than helpful
Roxanne Dubois is the National Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students.
For more about the Education is a Right Campaign, visit www.educationisaright.ca