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.…
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…
Carleton University has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing teaching assistants, ending an 11-day strike by education workers at the Ottawa university.
CUPE announced late Thursday evening that the CUPE Local 4600 bargaining committee representing teaching assistants finalized a tentative deal with the university.
On Wednesday, the university and the union representing Unit 2, contract instructors, had reached a tentative agreement, and classes would resume.
More than 3,000 contract instructors and teaching assistants went on strike on March 27 to back demands for a new contract. CUPE had said the main issue in the dispute was wages, but…
Taipei, Taiwan — It is Jamie Wang’s headline show at Taipei’s Two Three Comedy and the audience loves her. She has been doing standup sets at shows and open-mic nights here for a year.
Tonight, she is wearing a pink minidress with knee-high white boots, her eyeshadow glittering under the spotlight. She gives a dry delivery of sex jokes — and anecdotes about what it’s like to be a Chinese citizen in Taiwan.
“The most common question I get is like, ‘do you know there is no democracy in China?’ No s***, Sherlock,” she says as the crowd erupts with…