{"id":3650,"date":"2026-10-13T14:38:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T17:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eecom.org\/?post_type=event_listing&#038;p=3650"},"modified":"2026-10-23T05:36:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T08:36:39","slug":"october-2026-why-does-change-in-k-12-education-take-so-long-and-what-can-we-do-about-it","status":"publish","type":"event_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.eecom.org\/index.php\/event\/october-2026-why-does-change-in-k-12-education-take-so-long-and-what-can-we-do-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2026: Why does change in K-12 education take so long? And what can we do about it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>EECOM\u2019s Community of Practice returns this October! This one-hour Zoom session brings together environmental education professionals from across Canada to exchange ideas, dive into discussion with a guest facilitator, and build connections. Don\u2019t miss this chance to share best practices and strengthen our environmental education community!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">Date: October 20th, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">Time: 3:30 &#8211; 4:30 PM PT \/ 6:30 &#8211; 7:30 PM ET<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">Online platform: Zoom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join <strong>Paris Semansky<\/strong>, co-Executive Director of People for Education (PFE), a national charitable organization focused on strengthening public education for a more sustainable, healthier, economically resilient and democratic Canada, for an exploration of how education policy is made and how it can be changed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eecom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/EN-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eecom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/EN-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.eecom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/EN-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eecom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/EN-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.eecom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/EN-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eecom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/EN-1-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.eecom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/EN-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This session will explore the complexities of K-12 education across Canada using PFE&#8217;s new Canadian Education Blueprints. 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