Transgender guidance for schools will take a “little bit longer”, the Education Secretary has said after head teachers vented their frustration over the delay. Gillian Keegan confirmed on Wednesday that schools will be required to obtain parental consent for pupils to identify as a different gender. The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) union […]
A Maple Ridge education assistant who says she was struggling to make ends meet has been fired over her second job: posting racy content online, including on OnlyFans. Kristin MacDonald, 35, has posted titillating photos and videos for about a year under the name Ava James on the website known for custom pornography. That drew […]
Trustees with the Waterloo Region District School Board have passed the budget for the 2023-24 school year. But in doing so, they were “forced to make some very difficult decisions regarding staffing and resources,” chairperson Joanne Weston wrote in a letter to Ontario’s Minister of Education Stephen Lecce. The board’s letter, dated June 27 and […]
The Upper Canada District School Board says they are creating meaningful and personal land acknowledgments to work with Indigenous partners to identify the traditional territory each school is situated on, as well as implementing rich programming that offers Indigenous students the opportunity to form deeper connections with their own culture and share it with their […]
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 […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Manitoba Author of the article: Canadian Press Brittany Hobson Published May 27, 2023 • 3 minute read Elilah Monias and her daughter Illeanna Knott smile in this undated handout photo. Monias reached out to a Jordan’s Principle co-ordinator through the Southern Chiefs’ Organization to request help for her daughter. The 17-year-old […]
Québec – 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, […]
Education property tax rebates would stick around under a Manitoba NDP government, the party leader Wab Kinew is promising, but the number of recipients will shrink. Kinew told reporters on Monday his party wouldn’t make major changes to one of the PC government’s signature pledges. “I don’t think you’ll see us do anything dramatically different, […]
Dallas Doll Haus/Dream Haus owner Rachel Page is a creative entrepreneur who found her passion in creating over-the-top, whimsical spaces. The Observer visited one of her studios-for-hire, the Doll Haus, to learn more about who she is and how her creative vision came to life. With a colorful and maximalist aesthetic, Page’s Doll Haus in Arlington […]
A top US diplomat says the Taliban must be free to detain Afghan activists, following the arrest of a girls’ education advocate ISLAMABAD — Calls mounted Wednesday for the Taliban to free a girls’ education activist were arrested earlier this week in Kabul, as a minister in the Taliban-led government defended the detention. Matiullah Wesa, […]
