Halifax Schools
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‘Bursting at the seams’: Halifax schools struggling with overcrowded classroomsStudent enrollment is said to have increased by more than 8,100 students in the past five years, with more than 2,000 new students registered for September.EducationMar 8
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N.S. announces sites for new schools with 5-year, $948-million planThe province shared plans for its five-year school capital plan on Friday, which totals nearly $1 billion in funding. The project will see the construction of several new schools.EducationJun 16, 2023
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Striking Halifax school support workers have mixed-emotions ahead of new deal voteA tentative agreement between CUPE Local 5047 and the HRCE was announced on Wednesday. Some 1,800 Halifax schools support workers will spend the weekend voting on it.EducationJun 15, 2023
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‘You’re being shunned:’ N.S. family worries about students who cannot attend school as strike continuesThe presidents of both CUPE Local 5047, which represents striking workers, and the Nova Scotia Teachers Union took to the picket line together for the first time on Friday.EducationMay 26, 2023
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‘You are excellent today’: Striking Halifax-area school support workers mark Black Excellence Day'I think it's a travesty that we're out here instead of celebrating with our students — and it's pretty bad when our students are coming out here to celebrate with us.'EducationMay 15, 2023
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Students at N.S. school stage walkout to support striking workersMore than 1,800 members are on strike after negotiations broke down between their union and the province. The union says the main sticking point is wages.EducationMay 11, 2023
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Halifax school bus operators felt unsafe for morning commute, pulled driversHalifax Regional Centre for Education said they were told by bus operators at around 7 a.m. Monday that drivers felt unsafe on the roads and wouldn't be transporting students.CanadaApr 4, 2022
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The New Reality: Nova Scotia students, parents left wondering what September will bringThe COVID-19 pandemic has closed schools and turned our education into a solitary at-home experience for tens of thousands of students across the region.EducationMay 25, 2020
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Halifax Regional School Board to propose ‘Capital Spending Committee’The proposed planning committee would allow school boards throughout N.S. to be involved in capital spending decisions.EconomyMar 22, 2017
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Spring storm prompts closures and cancellations in Nova ScotiaA blast of winter on the first day of Spring has closed schools in most of Nova Scotia on Monday.TrafficMar 20, 2017
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