More education assistants, support for administrators and no layoffs for teachers are among the highlights of the 2023-24 Coquitlam school district budget.School District 43 (SD43) has passed its 2023-24 school budget, calling it “responsive” to classroom needs.
The board of education trustees gave three readings to the financial spending plan totaling more than $476 million at its team public meeting on Tuesday (April 25).
In a statement today (April 27), SD43 called the budget “responsive” because it addressed concerns raised during consultations with teachers, administrators, support workers and parents.
Among the features of the budget next year include:
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School communities are being encouraged to provide feedback to the province when it comes to the proposed Better School and Student Outcomes Act.
While the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board supports any initiatives that improve student achievement and well-being, trustees note Bill 98 is not all sunshine and rainbows.
The Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 aims to amend various acts relating to education and child care; namely, the Early Childhood Educators Act, 2007, the Education Act and the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996.
The omnibus bill would set expectations for student achievement, standardize training for trustees…
Cambrian College in Sudbury has been recognized for providing a learning environment that celebrates and respects Indigenous people.
The school was recently presented with the Colleges and Institutes Canada silver award for Indigenous Education Excellence.
Officials at Cambrian said Tuesday the school has taken many steps to show its commitment to Indigenous learning, including more Indigenous knowledge, culture and values into programs and supports.
The school has also developed a transition program to support Indigenous student success.
“It’s the support that we are doing here for our Indigenous students,” said Cambrian’s Ron Sarazin, Cambrian’s Indigenous student success and services director.…
Ontario will eliminate the post-secondary education requirement to become a police officer, expand enrollment for its basic training program and ax tuition fees at the Ontario Police College, the premier said Tuesday.The moves are designed to get more police officers into communities, Doug Ford said.
“We need reinforcements, we need more police officers on our streets,” Ford said at the Toronto Police College.
There’s been a rise in auto thefts, assaults, break-and-enters and random acts of violence in Ontario over the past year, Ford said.
The province will add 140 new recruits at the Ontario Police College in 2023…
Frustrations are mounting as educators in Saskatchewan continue to call for more support from the province, but it’s not just teachers voicing their concerns.“How can you possibly say that you’re doing a good job in educating, that you’re investing in education properly? There’s not really any way to politics to make it look good,” said Dr. Brady Bouchard, a family physician in North Battleford who is concerned for his kids.
Bouchard said he’s heard from school divisions that have had to cut 80 positions over the last five years, and schools that have classrooms with 41 kids in them,…
The acclaimed international journalist from Guinea has been appointed as a Global Champion for Education Cannot Wait.Al Jazeera’s Folly Bah Thibault, an acclaimed international journalist, has been appointed as a Global Champion for Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises.
“Folly Bah Thibault is a visionary journalist and humanitarian. As one of the world’s leading advocates for education, we are delighted to announce her as our new Education Cannot Wait Global Champion,” said Yasmine Sherif, the global fund’s executive director.
With more than two decades working as a journalist, Bah…
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Politics“We’re two months away from the end of the school year, so even if there was additional money coming like there was in November, December, I think it would be hard for the school divisions to really deploy that.”Published April 27, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute readREGINA, SASK : March 9, 2023 — Education Minister Dustin Duncan speaks at the Legislative Building on Thursday, March 9, 2023 in Regina. TROY FLEECE / Regina Leader-Post Photo by TROY FLEECE /Regina Leader-PostArticle content
Several thousand more students than projected…
Classrooms across the province will hold Earth Day-themed events and activities to mark the annual environmental celebration. But what’s being taught about the environment during the rest of the school year?
Ontario’s education curriculum lays out, in broad strokes, everything that’s supposed to be taught in schools, and includes information on environmental matters. This is highlighted through the Ministry of Education’s Acting Today, Shaping Tomorrow document, a policy framework for environmental education in Ontario schools, first drafted in 2009.
According to this framework, environmental education is integrated into all grades and all subjects, as appropriate. While environmental education can relate…