MONTREAL — Quebec English school boards celebrated what they called a “clear victory” on Wednesday, as a Quebec Superior Court judge ruled that parts of a provincial law abolishing school boards violate English-language minority education rights.
In a lengthy decision, Justice Sylvain Lussier ruled that several sections of the law cannot be applied to English school boards, including those that set limits on who can run for election and sit on the boards.
“The sum of the restrictions and requirements set out in the law leads to the conclusion that the English-speaking community will lose control and management of its…
More work is needed to understand the risks that artificial intelligence could pose to schools, colleges and universities, the Education Secretary will say.
Gillian Keegan will call on education leaders and technology experts to come forward with ideas on how generative artificial intelligence (AI) can be used in a positive way to support the education sector in the future.
In a speech at the London Tech Week conference, Ms Keegan will launch a call for evidence to ensure AI is used “in a safe and secure way” in education.
It comes after guidance from the UK’s major exam boards suggesting…
Winnipeg music teacher Jewel Casselman is back in her element, leading elementary-aged students in song and guiding them on musical instruments after three years of pandemic restrictions and adapting lessons. Her students are finally getting their hands on the ukulele she purchased back in 2019, for instance, and they’re having a blast.
“You get to make music. You don’t really get to do that in math class,” noted 11-year-old Arun Sharma, a Grade 5 student.
“When we couldn’t do [music class] in the pandemic, I was a little upset,” added Grade 4 student Anna Lockerby, who’s nearly 10.
The pandemic…
Jennifer Timmins says she often comes home from work with bruises, cuts or scratches that are hard to explain to her three children.
Timmins works as an educational assistant (EA) at a public school in inner-city Hamilton, a job that goes beyond helping students with their work. She says she often finds herself breaking up fights and managing students with aggressive behaviour, subjecting herself to violence that nearly any other worker would find unconscionable – and she wants it to stop.
“Every day I go in thinking, ‘What is my student going to do today? Are they going to give…
Joe Biden is tapping C Kirabo Jackson, a labor economist whose research advocates robust public spending on schools, to fill out the president’s three-member Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), according to a White House official.
The selection suggests public education will be a key area of focus for Biden’s brain trust ahead of a 2024 re-election bid expected to turn on the strength of the economy. The position does not require Senate confirmation.
Jackson, who will take a leave from Northwestern University, where the professor focused on economics, education and public policy, is best known for research on what draws…
Located on the campus of Lasalle Secondary, students will begin attending the elementary school in September
Education Minister Stephen Lecce toured the new Lasalle Elementary School today.
Located on the campus of Lasalle Secondary School, the new school in New Sudbury opens to students in September.
“It’s a beautiful school and I think it’s going to really strengthen the learning experience and outcomes for young people up here,” Lecce told reporters today. “I’m grateful to the board for their collaboration. It’s been a long time coming. The province, our government did provide an additional $3.7 million just to get it…
Conne Pike, left, and Bev Moore Davis are members of the Miles for Smiles Foundation that advocates for body safety and against child abuse in Newfoundland and Labrador. Moore Davis founded the non-profit. (CBC)
Body safety advocates say the government of Newfoundland and Labrador is dragging its heels on implementing a provincewide education program to protect children against abuse and sexual exploitation.
Connie Pike and Bev Moore Davis of the Miles for Smiles Foundation — a non-profit dedicated to the support, awareness and advocacy against child abuse — say they have been advocating since 2018 to implement the Kids in…
Smartphones should be banned from schools to tackle classroom disruption, improve learning and help protect children from cyberbullying, a UN report has recommended.
Unesco, the UN’s education, science and culture agency, said there was evidence that excessive mobile phone use was linked to reduced educational performance and that high levels of screen time had a negative effect on children’s emotional stability.
It said its call for a smartphone ban sent a clear message that digital technology as a whole, including artificial intelligence, should always be subservient to a “human-centred vision” of education, and never supplant face-to-face interaction with teachers.
Unesco…