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- MapleMind · July 18, 2026 · 5 min readOur most accessible update yet: MapleMind in any browser, free every dayThe full app in any browser, a free plan that renews every day, and the reasons behind both.
- News · July 17, 2026 · 5 min readThe UK is building AI tutors for up to 450,000 pupils a year: here’s the planA national programme to build AI tutors for disadvantaged pupils: who is building them, the rules they must meet, and how Canada compares.
- AI and school · July 17, 2026 · 6 min readVetting AI tools for schools: Alberta’s guidance, explained and answeredWhat ASBA’s AI policy guidance asks school boards to check, and how MapleMind answers each question, the unfinished parts included.
- AI and school · July 16, 2026 · 5 min readAI homework in Canada: the guidance gap, and what parents can doWhat the surveys show, where the line between help and cheating sits, and a plan for home.
- AI and school · July 16, 2026 · 5 min readAI literacy in Canada: why students must question what AI tells themCanada’s draft framework for AI literacy, why chatbots state wrong answers with confidence, and five habits for checking them.
- Exam prep · July 16, 2026 · 3 min readOSSLT prep: how to get ready for Ontario’s Grade 10 literacy testWhat’s on the test, what the opinion essay needs, and a plan for the weeks before it.
- News · July 13, 2026 · 6 min readAI for All: Canada’s national AI strategy, explainedWhat the strategy says, what it funds, what it means for classrooms, and what has happened since June.
- News · June 20, 2026 · 5 min readCanada wants to ban social media for under‑16s. What happens to kids’ learning?What the bill would do, where it stands in Parliament, and what the research says on both sides.
- Exam prep · June 18, 2026 · 4 min readHow to use AI to study for exams (without cheating)Five ways to make AI test you instead of answering for you, and the memory research behind them.
- Exam prep · June 15, 2026 · 3 min readEQAO Grade 9 math: how to prepare for Ontario’s Grade 9 math assessmentWhat the assessment covers, what each strand is worth, and a plan for the weeks before it.
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