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Alternative education programs helping Maine students learn

The president of Alternative Education Association of Maine estimates about 80 percent of schools have alternative learning programs.

MAINE, USA — Alternative education puts a focus on social and emotional wellbeing for students and has grown in popularity after the pandemic showed many educators there is no “right” way to education.

“Alternative ed in Maine comes in many shapes and sizes,” Lenny Holmes, educator and president of the Alternative Education Association of Maine, said.

Holmes estimates about 80 percent of high schools across the state have some type of alternative education program.

Summit Academy in Houlton is a high school

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Unlicensed substitute teachers may once again be used this school year

138 uncertified substitute teachers were employed last year by the Halifax Regional Center for Education

Halifax-area students this year could again be taught temporarily by unlicensed substitutes, who don’t have an education-training background, if their regular teacher is absent.

The Halifax Regional Center for Education is preparing for potential staffing issues – teachers off sick or otherwise absent, licensed substitutes perhaps choosing not to work – by hiring certified supply teachers and non-licensed subs, as it did during the COVID-19 crisis.

Such issues during the coronavirus pandemic were prompted by permanent teachers’ illnesses and absences, and a shortage of licensed

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5 Primaries To Watch On Tuesday

Months of primaries come to an end Tuesday when a pair of New England states hold the final major contests before November’s general election. The themes are similar to what we’ve heard since the first contests in Texas on March 1: Republicans are grappling over former President Donald Trump’s influence in Senate contests, and Democrats are wondering how best to hold on to their narrow congressional majorities.

Here are five races to watch in New Hampshire and Rhode Island:

Can Republicans Avoid Yet Another Problem Child In A Senate Race?

Trump-aligned, election-denying Senate candidates have largely had their way in

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3rd lawsuit filed over alleged sexual abuse by Hidden Valley educational assistant in Whitehorse

A third lawsuit has been filed over alleged sexual abuse at the hands of an educational assistant at Hidden Valley Elementary School in Whitehorse.

A student and their parents filed a statement of claim to the Yukon Supreme Court last month. The document only recently became publicly available after a judge approved an order to anonymize the plaintiffs’ names.

The lawsuit targets former educational assistant William Auclair-Bellemare, the Yukon government Education Department and the Yukon RCMP via the Attorney General of Canada.

No statements of defense had been filed as of Sept. 7.

Like the preceding lawsuits, the statement of

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Nova Scotia ECEs stage protest outside education minister’s office, call for living wage – Halifax

Early childhood educators (ECEs) from across Nova Scotia gathered outside the education minister’s office Thursday morning, protesting what they’re calling inaction on their compensation package.

The group began their day of action at Grand Parade, then marched through downtown Halifax to Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Becky Druhan’s office on Brunswick Street.

“I’m here because we’re tired of waiting and not knowing when we’re getting raises,” says Jasmin MacFarlane, who’s been an early childhood educator for the past six years.

“We really deserve more.”

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Nova Scotia ECE wages and retention top agenda of upcoming meetings

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CA WFO SAN DIEGO Warnings, Watches, and Advisories

AREA FLOOD WATCH

Flood Watch

National Weather Service San Diego CA

933 PM PDT Sat Sep 10 2022

…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT…

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE…A portion of Southwest California, including the following

areas, San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland

Empire and San Diego County Valleys.

* WHEN…Until Midnight PDT tonight.

* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,

creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…

– Isolated showers continue over the watch area, but will

dissipate by midnight.

– https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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Minister of Education, board retirees weigh in on WRDSB cyber attack investigation

Back in July the Waterloo Region District School Board was hacked with attackers accessing restricted and sensitive data.

The stolen data included both past and present student and employee information some of which dated as far back as 1970.

In mid August the board reported they had recovered the stolen data and any compromised data had been deleted.

As students returned to school on Tuesday, questions were raised about the current state of the hack.

Speaking with CityNews 570, Richard Clausi a retired math teacher and president of the Active Retired Members local chapter of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers

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Money set to boost nursing education in Florida

TALLAHASSEE – State higher-education officials are slated next week to discuss how universities plan to spend $40 million at bolstering the number of “high-quality” nursing graduates in Florida.

The Legislature this year approved spending $100 million to create what’s called the Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education fund, or PIPELINE.

Along with money for universities, the PIPELINE fund included $40 million for nursing programs at state colleges and $20 million for nursing education at career and technical centers.

Gov. Ron DeSantis touted the money as part of efforts to boost workforce education.

“There has long

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