What can Brazilian teachers learn from London? Nearly 50 of them are here to find out
From the Amazon River to the Thames River, a group of Brazilian teachers made the 7,000 km trek to London, Ont., to soak in knowledge about Canada’s education system.
“In Canada we are learning another way to see people around us, and that’s a great thing so far,” said Debora Menezes, an elementary special education teacher from Brasília, Brazil.
Just a few weeks since arriving in London, visiting libraries, museums, markets and festivals in London, she’s noticed how community-oriented things are here, she said.
“These differences here are going to improve the way we are helping children to see the…
Quebec’s education minister criticized for comments about teachers’ salaries
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Education Minister Bernard Drainville is dismissive of teachers when he insinuates that they are deserving less of a significant pay raise than MNAs, according to Liberal MNA Marwah Rizqy.
In an interview with Le Devoir on Monday, Drainville was asked why Quebec teachers don’t deserve to be among the highest paid in Canada, while MNAss are on their way to becoming so.
The CAQ government introduced a bill to increase the pay of MNAs in the national assembly by 30 per cent. Teachers have been offered at least a 9 per cent increase over five years.
Drainville responded…
Quebec education minister skewered for suggesting teachers don’t deserve the same pay hike as MNAs
Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville is facing fierce criticism for comments he made about the relative worth of teachers’ work in a video interview Monday with the editorial team at Le Devoir.
Political columnist Michel David asked Drainville about negotiations with the province’s teachers, who have been offered a nine per cent increase over five years.
David asked why teachers shouldn’t be paid as much as they are in Ontario or elsewhere in Canada, given that the Coalition Avenir Québec government has tabled a bill to grant MNAs a 30 per cent raise, which would make them the highest-paid members…
Frustrated and underfunded: Sask. educators and parents decry education budget
Frustrations are mounting as educators in Saskatchewan continue to call for more support from the province, but it’s not just teachers voicing their concerns.
“How can you possibly say that you’re doing a good job in educating, that you’re investing in education properly? There’s not really any way to politics to make it look good,” said Dr. Brady Bouchard, a family physician in North Battleford who is concerned for his kids.
Bouchard said he’s heard from school divisions that have had to cut 80 positions over the last five years, and schools that have classrooms with 41 kids in them,…
The minister of education is not willing to commit to permanent mid-year funding adjustments
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“We’re two months away from the end of the school year, so even if there was additional money coming like there was in November, December, I think it would be hard for the school divisions to really deploy that.”
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REGINA, SASK : March 9, 2023 — Education Minister Dustin Duncan speaks at the Legislative Building on Thursday, March 9, 2023 in Regina. TROY FLEECE / Regina Leader-Post Photo by TROY FLEECE /Regina Leader-Post
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BC government announces multi-year boost to subsidize veterinary education
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The Canadian Press
Posted March 23, 2023 4:27 pm
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The British Columbia government says it is permanently doubling the number of subsidized seats for people who want to train to become veterinarians and practice in the province.
Education Minister Selina Robinson says the government will provide $21.8 million over three years to subsidize students who want to train to be vets at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatchewan.
BC has been funding 20 seats at the university, but Robinson says the new…