School boards: A local board authority is responsible for the provision and maintenance of schools
Today’s School Boards: A unit of local government that determines the policy, budget, leadership and administration within certain districts, public and Catholic schools.
The evolution of our school boards shows distinct and magnified changes. incorporating political-Social and Religious aspects from our communities into school policy and administration.
Ethnic and religious populations have changed reflecting a more conservative attitude toward how school boards should respond to gender-based issues, financial responsibilities, religious learning, language preferences vs traditional French-English language policies, and much more. Many school boards cannot…
The Upper Canada District School Board says they are creating meaningful and personal land acknowledgments to work with Indigenous partners to identify the traditional territory each school is situated on, as well as implementing rich programming that offers Indigenous students the opportunity to form deeper connections with their own culture and share it with their non-Indigenous peers, as part of their commitment to Truth and Reconciliation.
The impact of the actions being taken within the UCDSB was front and center during the Board of Trustees meeting, held June 7th, as Ward 11 (AMBE) Trustee Patty Francis shared her comments on…
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Manitoba educators will get a boost when it comes to digital assessment tools to help identify early years students’ needs, the province said Monday.
Education and early childhood learning minister Wayne Ewasko announced $1.6 million in funding for both English and French programs, based on consultation with superintendents at the Manitoba school divisions and a review of current early years assessment tools.
“These new resources will provide teachers and clinicians with equitable access to early identification tools, specialized assessments and interventions to identify student learning needs, and develop supports and programming to…
Two Progressive Conservative MLAs broke ranks with their party again Tuesday and voted with the Liberal opposition in a bid to stall progress on an education bill that critics say would centralize decision-making power.
Ross Wetmore and Andrea Anderson-Mason voted with a Liberal amendment that would send the bill to the legislature’s law-amendments committee for public hearings — a step that would have prevented the bill from passing by the end of this week.
“I am concerned if this new governance model is enacted, there will be no limitations to where a Premier could have direct interference, including areas such…
From the Amazon River to the Thames River, a group of Brazilian teachers made the 7,000 km trek to London, Ont., to soak in knowledge about Canada’s education system.
“In Canada we are learning another way to see people around us, and that’s a great thing so far,” said Debora Menezes, an elementary special education teacher from Brasília, Brazil.
Just a few weeks since arriving in London, visiting libraries, museums, markets and festivals in London, she’s noticed how community-oriented things are here, she said.
“These differences here are going to improve the way we are helping children to see the…
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Superintendent of education Tom Hickey says a “trust has been broken” but that the division promises to support and welcome all students.
Published June 02, 2023 • Last updated Jun 02, 2023 • 3 minute read
Visibly emotional at times, GCSCS superintendent of education Tom Hickey addressed dozens of people outside the school division’s office Thursday. Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
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The superintendent of education whose recent emails sparked protests and backlash against Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools acknowledged a “trust has been broken” but insisted that the division is promising to…
Ontario’s Education Minister Stephen Lecce, accompanied by Oakville North-Burlington MPP Effie Triantafilopoulos, visited the Post’s Corners Public School on Friday, June 2, to congratulate the 12-year-old student Bhavishyaa Vignesh who won the first edition of the Space Brain Hack challenge organized by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
The education minister met Bhavishyaa Vignesh and presented a certificate of citation for her achievement and recognition of the excellence of people like her who are passionate about science, technology, engineering and math.”
“This young girl is an example to a lot of young people that if you work hard, you can literally…
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An additional $40 million is coming to school divisions, announced just ahead of the June deadline for finalized budget submissions.
Published June 01, 2023 • Last updated 1 week ago • 3 minute read
Thousands gathered at the Rally for Education at the Legislature in Regina on Saturday April 29, 2023. Photo: Larissa Kurz/Regina Leader-Post Photo by Larissa Kurz /Regina Leader-Post
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In response to lacerating criticisms from across the education sector of chronic underspending, the provincial government has followed through on a promise for more funding for school divisions.
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