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Dene teacher education program gets $250K from Saskatchewan government

by Frig

A teacher education program that trains instructors to deliver education in the Dene language in Saskatchewan’s northern communities got a funding boost from the provincial government.

The government is contributing up to $255,000 to the First Nations University of Canada for its Dene teacher education program at educating Saskatchewan students in their first language.

The goal of the program is to improve student participation and rates of graduation by helping teacher recruitment and retention in northern Saskatchewan.

Minister of Advanced Education Gordon Wyant said the partnership is a shared commitment to truth and reconciliation and the calls to action.

“Currently,

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Hundreds of students in Montreal stuck at home waiting for Quebec to approve English eligibility

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Elisa Silva is from Brazil but has been staying with her aunt and uncle in Montreal with hopes of attending high school in Canada.

The 15-year-old was supposed to start school last Friday. She was enrolled at FACE, a specialty elementary and secondary school downtown.

She chose the school for its art program because she loves to paint.

But instead, she’s sitting at her aunt and uncle’s house with nothing to do.

“I don’t know when I’m going to study. I don’t know when my school is going to start,” she said.

She is waiting for her English eligibility application

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Reclaim Idaho reacts to special legislative session outcomes

by Frig

Reclaim Idaho leaders believe the move to send millions to schools by the legislature would not have happened without their campaign success.

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho’s special session is in the books; Governor Little signed House Bill One shortly after it passed the legislature Thursday evening. A major component of House Bill One is an investment of over $400 million into Idaho education.

The timing of the special session is interesting, however. It comes weeks after Reclaim Idaho’s Quality Education Initiative qualified for a vote on the November ballot, which is at raising more money for public education by taxing

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New vans allow Nanaimo Science to double up on education outreach | NanaimoNewsNOW

by Frig

Nanaimo Science, a non-profit agency, is headquartered at Country Club Centre, with their mobile science vans filled with everything science brought directly to the kids.

For the past eight years, the programs have been coordinated through Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools for grades two, five, and six. They also work with teachers to coordinate special field trips, or go into classrooms to teach things like coding and computer programming, as well as provide support for home-schooled students.

Parker said having a second van allows them to offer dual programs in different locations, with their new cargo van making it easier to

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Education-focused approach to fan, player behavior at Vermont high school games this year

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School districts across Vermont, in coordination with the Vermont Principals’ Association, want to make sure rowdy – and even racist – behavior at high school games doesn’t happen as frequently as it did in previous years.Multiple incidents last season sparked this concern.Enosburg Falls players and fans allegedly directed racist comments at the Winooski boys’ soccer team during a game. South Burlington girls volleyball players were accused of “racial and transphoic slurs” during a match with Burlington. Hartford High School’s girls’ soccer team walked off the field during a game against Fair Haven after they claimed sexual harassment comments were coming …

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No necessary masks in Ontario faculties this fall, Training Ministry says

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Masks won’t be necessary in Ontario faculties this September, the province’s Training Ministry says.

In an electronic mail to CBC Toronto on Monday, the ministry stated most well being and security necessities for the upcoming college 12 months will stay unchanged from the top of the 2021-22 college 12 months, which incorporates the voluntary use of masks.

“The federal government will proceed to supply free high-quality masks for college kids and N95s for workers, in the event that they select to make use of them, all which stays unchanged from the 2021-22 college 12 months,” reads the e-mail.

“College boards

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