Why It Matters: Elite high schools are a symbol, and a springboard.
The city’s specialized high schools are considered the crown jewels of the system and attract great attention.
Students may receive few measurable benefits from attending them, some studies suggest. But the schools offer access to powerful alumni networks, and hold immense significance for many families, who view them as a ticket into a top college and successful career.
The schools also represent perhaps the highest-profile symbol of segregation across the system, where over the last decade, Black and Latino students have never received more than 12 percent of…
A handful of high school students got a glimpse of higher learning from Algoma University.
“To commemorate and celebrate National Indigenous History Month, we wanted to have activities across all of our campuses,” said Paul Sayers, the manager of Indigenous community relations, training and development for Algoma University. “So this event is specifically geared towards high school students who are of Indigenous descent.”
Algoma invited the Ontario North East District School Board (DSB1), Northeastern Catholic District School Board (NCDSB) and Mattagami First Nation to take part in the event.
“We’re promoting education, maybe considering post-secondary education at Algoma University or…
The Government of Saskatchewan is committing over $20 million for online learning as part of its record $3.1 billion education budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
A total of $23 million will be allocated to the operation of the newly formed Saskatchewan Distance Learning Corporation (Sask. DLC).
The Ministry of Education’s total budget includes an investment of $3.1 billion, this marks an increase of $192.8 million or 6.7 per cent over last year.
Overall, Saskatchewan’s 27 school divisions will receive $2.04 billion in operational funding for the 2023-2024 school year. This is up $49.4 million from the $1.99 billion investment…