The minister of education has not yet read gender-identity policies passed by education councils that undo changes he made, and it’s still not clear which version of the policy will be in effect when the school year starts next month.
In the spring, New Brunswick’s Minister of Education Bill Hogan introduced changes to Policy 713 on sexual orientation and gender identity. Hogan said the policy now bans teachers and staff from using a child under 16’s chosen name and pronoun unless a parent consents.
A few weeks later, two anglophone and two francophone district education councils passed motions to effectively …
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 schools that teacher X will be available on any given day to replace the first teacher that’s absent,” Hogan said.
“If there’s no teacher that’s absent then we’ll have that teacher available to work with individual students,” he said.
Some of those recommendations…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill into law Wednesday overhauling the way reading is taught in the state.
The Republican-authored bill is meant to improve sagging reading scores and emphasizes phonics, the relationship between sounds and letters, over memorization. It also requires more frequent reading tests and employs reading coaches to help struggling students.
“We have to ensure our kids have the reading and literacy tools and skills to be successful both in and out of the classroom,” Evers said in a statement. “This bill, modeled after initiatives that have been successful in other states…
Mamu Tshishkutamashutau Innu Education marked a new record this year after decades of work.
It’s celebrating 34 graduates from Innu Nation this Spring — a record for the division after formally taking over education in Innu lands in 2009.
When the churches and provincial government ran the education system from the late 1960s to 2008, said Mamu Tshishkutamashutau CEO Kanani Davis, there were fewer graduates over that entire time period than there were this year alone.
“The number of graduates was 30 students in our schools in both communities. So for us to get more than 30 students in one…
Cursive is making a comeback.
Relegated in 2006 to an optional piece of learning in Ontario elementary schools, cursive writing is set to return as a mandatory part of the curriculum starting in September.
Education Minister Stephen Lecce said it is about more than just teaching students how to sign their own name.
“The research has been very clear that cursive writing is a critical life skill in helping young people to express more substantively, to think more critically, and ultimately, to express more authentically,” he said in an interview.
“That’s what we’re trying to do, to create a very…
Less than half (47%) of children and teenagers aged seven to 17 have received a meaningful financial education, according to a Government-backed body.
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) estimates from its findings that around 5.4 million children across the UK do not have the money skills they will need in adulthood.
Children living in social housing, rural areas and in lower income households were found to be less likely to receive a meaningful financial education.
And children with parents or carers with mental health conditions tend to be less likely to receive a meaningful financial education than the UK…
Two Progressive Conservative MLAs broke ranks with their party again Tuesday and voted with the Liberal opposition in a bid to stall progress on an education bill that critics say would centralize decision-making power.
Ross Wetmore and Andrea Anderson-Mason voted with a Liberal amendment that would send the bill to the legislature’s law-amendments committee for public hearings — a step that would have prevented the bill from passing by the end of this week.
“I am concerned if this new governance model is enacted, there will be no limitations to where a Premier could have direct interference, including areas such…
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Superintendent of education Tom Hickey says a “trust has been broken” but that the division promises to support and welcome all students.
Published June 02, 2023 • Last updated Jun 02, 2023 • 3 minute read
Visibly emotional at times, GCSCS superintendent of education Tom Hickey addressed dozens of people outside the school division’s office Thursday. Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
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The superintendent of education whose recent emails sparked protests and backlash against Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools acknowledged a “trust has been broken” but insisted that the division is promising to…