Frantzia Theodat was accepted as a Global Citizen Year Fellow in April of 2018. “Each year Global Citizen Year recruits and trains a diverse corps of high school graduate leaders with potential from around the world and supports them through
Category: Youth Voice
For Immediate Release January 18, 2019 TORONTO, ON — Yesterday, the Ontario provincial government announced several changes to the tuition framework for universities and colleges and Ontario’s student financial aid system known as the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). While we are worried about the implications of the changes in financial assistance, we also would […]
We are looking for students who have gotten SpeakUp grants to share stories of the impact it had on your school and on you as a leader. Please comment or email us at [email protected]! Why are we doing this? Last weekend, we found out that the grant has been cancelled. We hope to show […]
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The Erosion of Student Voice
On Friday it was announced that the Ontario government was cutting $25 million in specialized education funding. These cuts hurt because they signal the erosion of student voices playing a role in Ontario. We urge the government to reconsider this decision. We also ask the public for support by reaching out to elected officials and financial […]