Education News
When the California Legislature reconvenes this week for a new biennial session it will have dozens of new faces and also dozens of old, unresolved issues.
Housing shortages, inflation, homelessness and drought are among the larger ones, but none is more important than the state’s crisis in public education.
If the Legislature did nothing else during the next two years, the session would be a success if it decisively addressed the widening “achievement gap” that separates poor and English learner students — about 60% of the state’s nearly 6 million public school students — from those who come from more
The first of this election season’s local debates took place on Wednesday night at the Summit County Community and Senior Center, run by Krystal 93 and moderated by local news director Phil Lindeman.
While local candidates received mere minutes to respond, state representative and senate
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Soo-hyang Choi and Joyce Lee
TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) – US Vice President Kamala Harris told South Korea’s prime minister on Tuesday that Washington will work to address Seoul’s concerns over recently enacted electric vehicle (EV) subsidies that could disadvantage Asian automakers.
The $430 billion “Inflation Reduction Act” bill enacted in August includes a host of US President Joe Biden’s priorities, including investments to roll back climate change and make Washington a world leader in the EV market.
Among the law’s provisions are requirements that EVs be assembled in North America to qualify for tax credits. The law also
The Saskatoon Public Schools board of education approved a revised budget after the Government of Saskatchewan announced funding for the province’s school divisions amid inflationary costs.
$20 million was announced back in July and divided among the 27 school divisions, with $1,579,400 going to Saskatoon Public Schools.
The original budget came with a number of cutbacks, as 12.7 full time equivalent elementary teaching positions and 6.9 full time equivalent positions in secondary schools had to be dropped due to a $4.5-million shortfall.
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FREDERICTON — New Brunswick’s Department of Education says mental wellness remains a concern as students return to class after two years of disruptions due to the pandemic.
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick’s Department of Education says mental wellness remains a concern as students return to class after two years of disruptions due to the pandemic.
The 2021-22 provincial assessment results released today show about 30 per cent of students from Grade 6 to 12 felt lonely most or all of the time, while nearly 50 per cent reported spending three or more hours a day on social media.
It says about
Every year, the people of Treaty 4 Territory gather in Fort Qu’Appelle to honor the signing of treaty.
On Wednesday, over 2,000 students, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, were given the opportunity to learn what treaty is and how to be a treaty person.
“It’s cool try things the First Nations people did,” said Emerson, a Grade 5 student. “You don’t have to be [Indigenous] to learn about these things.”
“We’re doing a unit about Indigenous culture at school, so everything we can learn is a good thing,” said Chyler, a Grade 6 student.
Sheena Koops, Chair for the student activities
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
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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