Heidi Yetman

• COVID-19: Majority of Montreal students still wearing masks in classrooms

  Despite the Quebec government announcing masks are no longer required for elementary and high school students in class, the majority of students continue to wear them.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2022
  
• Quebec teachers unions call off April 27 strike action

  The teachers have been without a contract since March 2020. They are calling for better working conditions that would improve their day to day.

  Education

  Apr 23, 2021
  
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• Looming Quebec strike pits parents against school boards

  Some parents are angry about decisions by some school boards in the province to have online learning on Wednesday in place of in-person classes.

  Canada

  Apr 13, 2021
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• Quebec teachers’ unions call for vaccines as high school students set to return to class full time

  Three teachers unions have asked the provincial government to prioritize vaccination for their members as more contagious variants of the novel coronavirus spread through schools.

  Health

  Mar 24, 2021
• Teacher at Montreal’s Vanguard School dies after contracting COVID-19

  Sources at the school confirmed Yvan Trépanier had died after contracting the novel coronavirus.

  Education

  Jan 29, 2021
• Quebec elementary schools to reopen Monday; unions and experts fear it could be costly

  Some 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.

  Health

  Jan 10, 2021
• Quebec parents worried about online learning as students leave classrooms for Christmas

  Parents worry the situation will only widen inequities that already exist in Quebec's education system.

  Education

  Dec 16, 2020
• Plans for Montreal schools to open windows for ventilation stir concern

  The daily number of COVID-19 cases remains high in Quebec and schools are preoccupied with their ventilation systems in order to limit the spread of the virus.

  Education

  Nov 9, 2020
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• Teachers, parents and opposition want answers about Quebec’s back to school plan

  Teachers, parents and the opposition are calling on Quebec's education minister to present an updated back-to-school plan.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2020
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• Quebec’s move to stop grade inflation doesn’t sit well with English school boards

  Quebec education minister Sébastien Proulx wants school boards to stop boosting student grades.

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2017