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Alberta education minister warns districts that opt out of curriculum pilot won’t give ‘rich feedback’Alberta's education minister is warning school districts that don't participate in the review won't be able to provide the same kind of feedback that other districts will.EducationApr 10
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Métis Nation of Alberta has ‘monumental concerns’ with proposed curriculum"The tone of the curriculum carries a Eurocentric-American point of view that effectively eliminates the voice and history of the Métis Peoples in Alberta," Audrey Poitras said.EducationMar 31
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Cree Elder who reviewed Alberta’s new K-6 curriculum says she can’t endorse itThe UCP plans to release the full text of the new elementary curriculum in the coming days for Albertans to review, it will begin to be piloted in classrooms starting in September.EducationMar 28
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Province announces funding for 166 new child care spaces in Kitchener, CambridgeThe province announced funding for additional child care spaces in Cambridge and Kitchener on Wednesday.CanadaFeb 10
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Quebec elementary schools to reopen Monday; unions and experts fear it could be costlySome feel the move to allow children and teachers to gather in classrooms again is still too early as coronavirus cases continue to skyrocket in the province.HealthJan 10
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Province appoints special advisors to review Chilliwack school boardIt comes after a string of controversial comments from board member Barry Neufeld.EducationDec 24, 2020
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Three weeks away, still no decision on extended Christmas break for studentsThe holiday break in Manitoba is now three weeks away, but officials still haven't made a decision on whether students will be getting an extended break this year.EducationNov 27, 2020
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Decision-making processes for new school projects ‘are a mess,’ says N.B. education ministerThe education minister touts improvements in transparency, but Dominic Cardy says the school project process needs an overhaulOct 21, 2020
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REACH school’s request for expansion or new building rejected for the third timeParents, staff and school board members team up to speak out against the education minister's rejection of their request to expand and equip the school with basic tools.EducationSep 21, 2020
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Province makes pandemic funding available to Manitoba schoolsThe fund consists of $52 million in one-time pandemic funding, plus an additional $48 million in preparedness funding that had been previously set aside.EducationSep 21, 2020
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