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 […]
The New Brunswick Department of Education came out with eight recommendations Wednesday for the Anglophone education system’s upcoming school year. “One of the things we’re going to do is hire teachers under contract,” said N.B. Education Minister, Bill Hogan. “So that we know in certain areas and districts will help identify those […]
Recently, the Scottish Government issued a consultation on national school uniform guidance that they are planning to issue. The main stated aims of the new guidance will be to reduce costs for families, and to comply with equal obligations. The guidance is to apply to all schools in Scotland, whether local authority schools, independent schools, […]
OTTAWA, Ontario, July 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented disruptor to in-person education throughout the world and Canada was no exception. With little to no notice at all, teachers across the country found themselves teaching their students through computer screens and apps instead of in their classrooms. Switching to […]
Bear Grylls has accused schools of failing to give children “an edge in life”, arguing that “so much of education” is boring. The Chief Scout and TV survival expert, who is a father of three, said traditional education was “falling short”. “It’s never been a tougher time for young people than right now,” said the […]
Education funding has been a highly debated topic in Saskatchewan, and one school division took the time to fact-check the province’s claims, addressing their repeated message of “record funding.” Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools (GSCS) sent a message to parents and caregivers saying they’ve been reviewing the provincial funding since it was announced in March. 1:50 […]
More students will have access to in-demand programs as 3,000 more technology-relevant spaces become available in the public post-secondary education system. Spaces will cover a range of areas, including cybersecurity, software engineering, data science, life sciences, creative tech, clean tech and agritech. The new student spaces are possible through a provincial three-year investment of $74.7 […]
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 […]
