Midday reads
What I’m reading at this junction of time
CANADA
Lyndon Koopmans: Striking York teachers should be forced back to work, National Post Full Comment
Candidates fear low voter turnout for UBC, Georgia Straight
Ad campaign takes aim at Trent University plan, The Peterborough Examiner
Students sign petition to eliminate loan interest, The Muse
UNITED STATES
Bill would curb unregulated tuition hikes, Daily Texan
Who Should Be the Nation’s Next Education Chief?, U.S. News & World Report
College students flocking to online classes, The Boston Globe
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