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Alberta is increasing access to career-related training for students in grades 7 to 12, the latest move from the UCP aimed at bringing a greater vocational focus to the education sector.
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Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said at a Monday news conference the province is implementing several recommendations from a task force convened last summer to review career education for middle- and high-school students, and evaluate how best to prepare students to transition from K-12 education to a job or post-secondary studies.
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Those recommendations include boosting access to off-campus education, developing and funding training for…
Nova Scotia’s education minister says regional centers for education across the province and the French language school board have reached a tentative agreement with CUPE for educational support staff, staving off a possible strike by thousands of school support workers.
Minister Becky Druhan said in an interview with the CBC’s Information Morning on Wednesday that the next step is for CUPE members to see the deal and vote on it.
“We hope all along was that the parties would achieve a deal without disruption to learning, and folks at the table worked really hard on this,” he said.
The province…
New Brunswick’s education minister Bill Hogan is firing back at the New Brunswick Teacher’s Federation over claims that they are being “squeezed” by the government.
Hogan used part of his opening speech at the legislature’s estimates committee to address teacher wages, saying the salaries for the province’s teachers measure up favorably against their Atlantic counterparts.
“Our teachers are currently compensated better than their counterparts in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland,” he said.
Hogan said that the $82,296 salary in New Brunswick is above the $81,514 paid to similarly experienced teachers in Nova Scotia and the $73,242 in Newfoundland and Labrador. Teachers…
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Former Conservative MP Brad Trost, who lost his party’s nomination in 2019, billed the full $15,000 limit on courses at Harvard University. Photo by Taylor Hermiston/Postmedia/File
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Ivy League courses, executive training, and certifications from new-age self-help gurus are among the post-political life transition expenses claimed by former members of Parliament.
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Nichole McCarthy worries about her 10-year-old son’s future.
Tristen has a diagnosis of autism. He can’t read or write — McCarthy fears he will never at this rate. She said she attended Grade 5 for only half days and is falling further and further behind.
“He can’t just sit home half of the day, every day, while all the other kids are getting instructions and schooling. …This is just going to continue snowballing. I’m worried for him,” the Grand Falls mother said.
“I’m not going to be here forever to take care of him. I’m trying to prepare him for…
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Alberta Education has unveiled its new charter school hub near the University of Calgary, investing up to $118 million to purchase and renovate office spaces expected to house up to 2,000 students in the next few years.
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An integral component of Budget 2023’s commitment to what the province has called choice in education, the long-awaited charter hub model will ultimately combine several different charter schools inside the multi-storey SMART Technologies building on Research Road, just west of the University of Calgary campus.
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Alberta Education has confirmed a $76-million investment to purchase the building, and…
Muslim students can face a new challenge in Canada as Quebec’s Education Minister is executing a political maneuver against congregational prayer in public schools.
Quebec’s Education Minister, Bernard Drainville, has recently announced that prayer rooms in public schools would soon be prohibited in the province.
The announcement came after reports that at least three Montreal-area schools had permitted students to gather for prayer.
Drainville has stated that prayer rooms in schools are not compatible with Quebec’s policy of official secularism. However, the minister clarified that he is not prohibiting prayer altogether, but rather students who want to pray should do…
Dallas Doll Haus/Dream Haus owner Rachel Page is a creative entrepreneur who found her passion in creating over-the-top, whimsical spaces. The Observer visited one of her studios-for-hire, the Doll Haus, to learn more about who she is and how her creative vision came to life.
With a colorful and maximalist aesthetic, Page’s Doll Haus in Arlington is the embodiment of all things girly and fun. “I don’t think I’m like an everyday girl,” Page says, and nothing could be closer to the truth. Every inch of her space, including Page herself, has fantastical details that work to create a cohesive…