Canadian Education Association

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Canadian Education Association (CEA), established in 1891, is Canada's oldest national education association. It is a bilingual, federally incorporated non-profit with charitable tax status that fosters dialogue on education policy, and links researchers, teachers, government and education leaders and students.

The organization's publications include a quarterly magazine, Education Canada, a bilingual directory of education contacts, and a school calendar of opening and closing dates for each province.

CEA is governed by two bodies, a management board and a council. The CEO is Penny Milton, former Deputy Minister of the Ontario Premier's Council on Health, Well-being and Social Justice, and the current president is Carolyn Duhamel, executive director of the Manitoba Association of School Trustees.

[edit] History

  • 1867 -- Resolution for the establishment of a Dominion education organization
  • 1891 -- The Honourable G. W. Ross, Ontario Minister of Education, chosen as president of a provisional council for the Dominion Educational Association (DEA)
  • 1918 -- New constitution makes DEA representative of each province; renamed CEA
  • 1936 -- All provinces agree to financial support of CEA
  • 1938 -- Name changed to Canada and Newfoundland Education Association (CNEA)
  • 1945 -- First publication of quarterly journal, Canadian Education
  • 1946 -- Name changed back to CEA with approval of Newfoundland. First publication of monthly newsletter.
  • 1948 -- First publication of Directory of Administrative Officials in Education – Canada
  • 1967 -- Dissolution of the Committee of Ministers, which was replaced by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC); provinces agree to continue financial support for CEA
  • 1980 -- Yukon and Northwest Territories join CEA
  • 1981 -- CEA is federally incorporated
  • 1997 -- First CEA website
  • 2004 -- CEA launches electronic monthly newsletter, the Bulletin; first policy brief, entitled The Promise and Problem of Literacy for Canada: An Agenda for Action

[edit] External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../c/a/n/Canadian_Education_Association_ca10.html"