{"id":603085,"date":"2023-12-28T21:02:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T18:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-year-ahead-education-in-2024\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T21:02:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T18:02:23","slug":"the-year-ahead-education-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-education-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Year Ahead: Education in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29bb6a931a2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29bb6a931a2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-education-in-2024\/#1_Canadians_will_become_more_AI-literate\" >1. Canadians will become more AI-literate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-education-in-2024\/#2_Ontario_students_will_get_tech-savvier_too\" >2. Ontario students will get tech-savvier, too<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-education-in-2024\/#3_Language_tensions_will_boil_over_in_Quebec_schools\" >3. Language tensions will boil over in Quebec schools<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-education-in-2024\/#4_The_pronoun_wars_will_spread_to_even_more_schools\" >4. The pronoun wars will spread to even more schools<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-education-in-2024\/#5_EV-centric_programs_will_rev_up\" >5. EV-centric programs will rev up<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-education-in-2024\/#6_International_students_will_get_government_protection%E2%80%A6\" >6. International students will get government protection\u2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-education-in-2024\/#7_%E2%80%A6_But_fewer_Indian_students_will_choose_Canada\" >7. \u2026 But fewer Indian students will choose Canada<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-education-in-2024\/#8_More_schools_will_waive_tuition_for_First_Nations_students\" >8. More schools will waive tuition for First Nations students<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-education-in-2024\/#9_Students_will_struggle_to_find_housing\" >9. Students will struggle to find housing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-education-in-2024\/#10_Modular_classrooms_will_be_the_new_portables\" >10. Modular classrooms will be the new portables<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\nPronoun arguments and French-English language tensions will ensnare school boards. International students will get extra government protection, but find housing harder to come by\u2014and fewer will come from India. For the rest of us: AI lessons.\u00a0\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1256980\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256980 lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"3328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EducationMain_FINAL-copy-2560x3328.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EducationMain_FINAL-copy-768x998.jpg 768w, https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EducationMain_FINAL-copy-432x562.jpg 432w, https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EducationMain_FINAL-copy-769x1000.jpg 769w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Illustrations by Anna Minzhulina)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Canadians_will_become_more_AI-literate\"><\/span>1. Canadians will become more AI-literate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A 2023 report by the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, or CIFAR, found Canadians to be \u201cincautiously optimistic\u201d when it comes to AI. Fortunately, institutions nationwide are launching a wave of new courses designed to up our understanding of how AI works, no coding required. CIFAR recently launched its own module, Destination AI. And this month, a new course called \u201cArtificial Intelligence Everywhere,\u201d offered to all University of Alberta undergrads, will explain the ins and outs of data collection, the history of machine learning and\u2014this is key\u2014the importance of human input.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Ontario_students_will_get_tech-savvier_too\"><\/span>2. Ontario students will get tech-savvier, too<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As of this fall, all Ontario high school students will have to complete a Grade 9 or 10 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> credit to graduate. The provincial curriculum was recently overhauled to include innovations that have arisen since its last update\u2014in 2009. The shiny new version has 10 extra timely-for-2024 disciplines, like computer technology and construction. With 700,000 skilled Canadian tradespeople retiring by 2028, and a housing crisis that just won\u2019t quit, Ontario alone must recruit roughly 120,000 construction pros by 2032 to meet demand. The province is betting that hands-on exposure will entice future workers.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Language_tensions_will_boil_over_in_Quebec_schools\"><\/span>3. Language tensions will boil over in Quebec schools<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Starting this fall, tuition at Quebec\u2019s universities may nearly double to $17,000 for out-of-province students (who mostly attend English schools), with the extra cash going toward French-language institutions. McGill University projects $94 million in lost revenue and as many as 700 job cuts, and Bishop\u2019s, where a third of the student body hails from other provinces, has said it might not survive the jump. Meanwhile, at English CEGEPs, Law 14 will continue to roll out across the province, prioritizing students who have certificates of eligibility to receive instruction in English for admission. There will also be more French courses, plus French-language exit exams. All the while, teachers and administrators will be scrambling to design revamped courses\u2014so far, with limited guidance from the Legault government.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_The_pronoun_wars_will_spread_to_even_more_schools\"><\/span>4. The pronoun wars will spread to even more schools<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When mega-controversial pronoun-centric policies were enacted in New Brunswick and Saskatchewan last year, many trans and non-binary students under 16 were left to choose between outing themselves at home and being misgendered at school. Teachers, meanwhile, were caught between upholding policies condemned by researchers and LGBTQ+ advocates and risking sanctions from their employers. Last fall, dozens of Saskatchewan teachers signed an online petition that encouraged schools to flout the law, citing harm to their pupils. (The provincial government invoked the notwithstanding clause when tabling the law to override a previous injunction.) Other provinces, like Ontario and Alberta, are expected to consider the policies despite the dust-ups elsewhere.<br \/>\n<img data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1256976 lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EducationSpot_FINAL-copy.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EducationSpot_FINAL-copy-768x1056.jpg 768w, https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EducationSpot_FINAL-copy-745x1024.jpg 745w, https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EducationSpot_FINAL-copy-409x562.jpg 409w, https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EducationSpot_FINAL-copy-727x1000.jpg 727w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_EV-centric_programs_will_rev_up\"><\/span>5. EV-centric programs will rev up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>By 2035, every new car (and passenger truck) sold in Canada must be a zero-emissions model, and colleges are readying students for the shift. Nova Scotia Community College and Toronto\u2019s George Brown College both recently created courses to upskill qualified technicians, teaching them how to specifically service EVs (which are highly computerized and much heavier than standard vehicles). Late in 2023, St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, rolled out a two-year EV technician program with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>renticeships that school students on EV powertrains and storage systems. This fall, Fanshawe College in London, Ontario, will launch its own green-vehicle program, training students in battery and hydrogen technologies and manufacturing\u2014jobs all over the EV economy, basically.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_International_students_will_get_government_protection%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>6. International students will get government protection\u2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After scores of post-secondary students from India were issued fraudulent admission letters last year\u2014and faced possible deportation as a result\u2014new protective measures are on the way. As of June, Ontario\u2019s public colleges will be subject to guidelines issued by the advocacy association Colleges Ontario that dictate how they market their programs. The schools, and any recruiters working on their behalf, will be monitored to ensure they\u2019re not making promises they can\u2019t deliver on (e.g. a guaranteed job after graduation). Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada also introduced a package of reforms that\u2019ll be fully in place by fall, like a new authentication system for acceptance letters. Schools with proven track records for vetting applicants and supporting foreign students can also apply for \u201crecognized institution\u201d status, the perks of which include government fast-tracking of their applicants\u2019 study permits.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_%E2%80%A6_But_fewer_Indian_students_will_choose_Canada\"><\/span>7. \u2026 But fewer Indian students will choose Canada<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Of the 900,000 international students Canada hosted last year, roughly 40 per cent hailed from India. But in light of allegations that Indian government operatives assassinated Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil last June, diplomatic tensions have been tense\u2014and could put a sizable dent in Canada\u2019s $22-billion international-student economy. Some India-based education consultants have paused applications to Canadian schools as a precaution. An estimated third of those prospective students are now entertaining other destinations, like the U.K. and France.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>SIGN UP TO READ THE BEST OF MACLEAN\u2019S:<br \/>Get our top stories sent directly to your inbox twice a week<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_More_schools_will_waive_tuition_for_First_Nations_students\"><\/span>8. More schools will waive tuition for First Nations students<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to a 2023 Deloitte report, 11 per cent of Indigenous people had obtained a post-secondary degree, compared to 35 per cent of non-Indigenous Canadians, due to external barriers like financial accessibility. Plenty of schools offer targeted scholarships and bursaries, but many require full-time enrolment or a minimum GPA. Now, Canadian universities are taking their support a step further: last fall, the University of Waterloo became the first to waive tuition for students from local First Nations communities, and Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey, B.C., and the University of Toronto quickly followed suit. Upward of 30 students have already had their fees waived, and more are expected to.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Students_will_struggle_to_find_housing\"><\/span>9. Students will struggle to find housing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Housing minister Sean Fraser once admitted that many of Canada\u2019s post-secondary schools let in <em>way<\/em> more students than they can possibly house, especially private colleges. (Ottawa doesn\u2019t specifically track student-housing needs, but 2021 census data shows that more than 30 per cent of non-permanent residents with study permits lived in homes with an insufficient number of bedrooms.) Still, schools are doing what they can: Humber, Loyalist and Georgian (all Ontario colleges) have introduced databases that connect students with home-owning adults with extra rooms, and C\u00e9gep de la Gasp\u00e9sie et des \u00celes in Gasp\u00e9, Quebec, recently went so far as to secure rooms in a local hotel. Colleges and Institutes Canada has requested $2.6 billion in the 2024 federal budget to create 40,000 student beds Canada-wide.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Modular_classrooms_will_be_the_new_portables\"><\/span>10. Modular classrooms will be the new portables<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Funding cuts and sky-high immigration targets have pushed the country\u2019s classroom-overcrowding issue from bad to worse. One fix is modular classrooms, prefab additions that can be modified with additional hallways, washrooms and common spaces. So far, they\u2019re planned for districts in B.C., in Halifax, in Cape Breton and in Calgary, where roughly 39 public schools are over 90 per cent capacity. Modular models have a few legs up on old-school portables: they\u2019re permanent and manufactured in factories, cutting construction time in half and avoiding littering playgrounds with tractors (as much as kids get a kick out of those).<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><img data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1257773 lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cover_0124_DRE-2.jpg 2361w, https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cover_0124_DRE-2-768x1049.jpg 768w, https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cover_0124_DRE-2-750x1024.jpg 750w, https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cover_0124_DRE-2-411x562.jpg 411w, https:\/\/macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cover_0124_DRE-2-732x1000.jpg 732w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\"\/>This article is part of\u00a0the Year Ahead 2024, which is\u00a0<i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">Maclean\u2019s<\/i>\u00a0annual look at everything that\u2019s coming your way next year. 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