By Staff
The Canadian Press
Posted June 23, 2023 4:28 pm
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All students from kindergarten to Grade 9 in British Columbia public schools will now be assessed with a proficiency scale instead of letter grades.
A statement from the Education Ministry says that starting in the 2023-24 school year, only students in Grades 10, 11 and 12 will receive letter grades and percentages so post-secondary entry requirements are met.
About half of BC’s students have already been getting the new progress reports in a pilot program through a curriculum modernization plan that…
Quebec Muslim groups are taking the provincial government to court over its recently enacted prayer room ban in public schools, arguing that the order is discriminatory and violates the Charter rights to freedom of religion and association.
Five Muslim organizations filed their case this week in Quebec Superior Court, seeking a judicial review of the ban and to have it declared unconstitutional. The groups are also seeking a judgment on how secularism and the notion of religious neutrality are interpreted by the government.
“The plaintiffs request that a declaratory judgment concerning the interpretation to be given to the principles of…
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 million. The spaces and supporting investment are included in the StrongerBC: Future Ready Action Plan, which is working to accelerate talent development and skills training to address workforce challenges across all sectors and throughout BC
“We’re facing an enormous challenge – our economy is changing,…
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…
In the “Dear Colleague Letter” guidance, entitled (GEN-23-03) Requirements and Responsibilities for Third-Party Services and Institutionsthe definition of third-party services has been significantly expanded to include student recruiting and retention services, developing curriculum and course materials, delivering instruction, assessing student learning, and disseminating marketing materials.
Leaders across the sector say these additions will significantly increase the number of third-party providers who will now be subject to additional government oversight.
It also indicates students may not apply Title IV federal aid funding if the servicer or subcontractor is outside the US or owned or operated by someone other than a US…