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On Feb. 18, 2026, the OISE Chinese Alumni Association celebrated the Year of the Horse with our alumni and friends community.

Assistant Professor Daniel Corral wrote about recent changes to Ontario’s higher education funding for the Toronto Star.

Excerpt: " Revenue from Ordinary Recoveries is forecast to be $96.5 million higher than Budget Estimates. This is primarily due to an increase of $101.4 million in PYAs, $33.6 million from Emergency Management primarily due to federal Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) program, and $12.6 million from Cyber Security and Digital Solutions mainly due to One Person One Record and hardware and software purchases on behalf of Nova Scotia Health. These increases are partially offset by decreases of $37.9 million from Municipal Affairs, primarily due to the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program due to shifts in cashflows, and $27.2 million in Education and Early Childhood Development mainly associated with the Canada Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreements, due to construction delays."

Dr. Afua Cooper is leading a national research and education project dedicated to making Black history accessible to the public. Here's why she says understanding Black history in Canada has never been more urgent.

The Centre for Black Studies in Education (CBSE) at OISE launched its first book The ABCs of Blackness in Our Schools on Jan. 27.

In a time marked distinctly by disorder and disorientation, conversations about climate and sustainability can easily slip into narratives of despair or distress. Yet, as teacher educator and researcher Dr. Hilary Inwood — a faculty member in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at OISE, and Coordinator of its Sustainability & Climate Action Network suggests, hope is not something to be spoken or thought about abstractly – it is something to be practiced. Her work sits at the intersection of climate action, education, and the arts and demonstrates how creativity can cultivate that practice by linking awareness with action and by engaging learners cognitively, emotionally, and physically.

Higher education policy researcher Elizabeth Buckner spoke with CBC Ontario Today.

Excerpt: "Supporting child care and K-12 education: Budget 2026 includes $634 million in new funding for teachers, student services, and to support inclusive learning as the number of inclusive learning students enrolled is on the rise; A $167-million investment in the Classroom Enhancement Fund will result in more teachers for everyone, as well as special education teachers and teacher psychologists and counsellors; Another $3.9 billion in capital funding is allocated for seismic replacements and upgrades as well as projects to address enrolment growth in B.C.’s fastest-growing communities; Budget 2026 provides a $330-million lift to ChildCareBC to stabilize the programs and services that families rely on as government works to modernize B.C.’s child care system. This stabilization is critical as provinces and territories continue negotiations with the federal government to drive flexibility and resilience across the system. This funding will maintain lower fees, and the spaces and support for operators and educators achieved over the past eight years."

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