“We are measuring people against goals they never chose.” -Ray Bennett Recently, our new Minister of Education asked a deceptively simple and deeply provocative question:   “Why are teachers unable to work?”  Only sheer ignorance or rare brilliance can produce a question that clean. I would add another: Why are so many children refusing to go to school at all? We talk endlessly about burnout, absenteeism, anxiety, and...

“The poor are not poor because they are lazy, but because they are powerless.”— Martin Luther King Jr. Around this time each year, North America’s industry leaders ascend on the nation’s capital for the annual Cannexus Conference. It is a gathering of some of the sharpest minds in career practice, workforce development, innovation, and policy. Industry leaders, thinkers, builders, problem-solvers, and innovators come together to focus on what is often framed as society’s most powerful lever...

Becoming a child and youth care (CYC) worker is one of the most challenging and rewarding careers you can choose. The work is deeply emotional, often messy, and rarely straightforward. Here are 11 hard truths about the job that no one really tells you before you step into it. 1. You’ll Have to Give Bad News Delivering bad news is part of the job, and it’s never easy. Children in care have often faced constant instability, moving from placement to placement, struggling in school, and feeling...