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The Question Isn’t Whether AI Can Teach. It’s Whether Students Will Let It

The Globe and Mail column from FOS Affiliate Philip Oreopoulos examining when AI tutoring can improve learning and why student engagement is key to making it work.

Education In the Media September 2026
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Slow Math: Kids May Learn More When AI Makes Them Review Mistakes

Insights from FOS Affiliate Philip Oreopoulos and co-authors, featured in The Hechinger Report, illuminating how AI tutoring combined with mastery learning can help students learn from mistakes and improve math performance.

Education In the Media August 2026
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Can AI-Powered Mental Health Apps Meaningfully Improve Wellbeing?

A VoxDev article by FOS Affiliate Raissa Fabregas and co-authors on how AI-powered mental health apps can improve users' wellbeing, daily functioning, labour market outcomes, and their engagement with formal care.

Development Health Work In the Media July 2026
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Unionization and Wage Inequality

New research by FOS Affiliate Kory Kroft and co-authors, published in American Economic Review: Insights, examines the impact of unionization on the salaries of faculty at Canadian universities.

Work In the Media July 2026
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Opportunities for Computer-Assisted Learning and Outcomes in Puerto Rico

Findings presented at the Puerto Rico International Future of Education (IFED) Conference 2026 highlight how computer-assisted learning can improve outcomes at scale, but only when education systems ensure sustained, structured use.

Education Conference Press Release April 2026
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New Study Points to Impact of Pharmacist Prescribing Rules

A new Canadian Affairs article on research by FOS Affiliate Alex Hoagland and co-authors shows that pharmacist prescribing reduces visits to emergency departments but may increase demand elsewhere in the system.

Health In the Media March 2026
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The Case for Loosening Closed-Visa Programs

Insights from FOS Affiliate Kory Kroft and co-authors in the Chicago Booth Review, illuminating how permanent residency can unlock economic mobility for temporary foreign workers in Canada.

Work In the Media March 2026
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In-School Supervised EdTech Support Produces Massive Learning Gains: A Khan Academy Field Experiment in India

VoxEU column from FOS Affiliate Philip Oreopoulos and co-authors illuminating what drives effective EdTech use in schools.

Education Development In the Media February 2026
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