Is the Canadian education system properly equipping the next generation of social innovators?

Author Alison Sinkewicz
How non-profit organizations are supporting educators to foster social innovation in students, even in a pandemic

Why It Matters

In the face of a global pandemic that has upended the education system and equal access to it, specialized tools and strategies are needed now more than ever to nurture a new generation of social innovators. This is our third story in partnership with the Rideau Hall Foundation in celebration of #CanadianInnovationWeek.

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