HRCE

• Halifax school librarian, social worker positions up in the air after changes to funding

  Councillors recently voted to ratify a new five-year supplementary education funding agreement this week, with the funds prioritizing music and fine arts in schools.

  Education

  May 15
  
• 3 Halifax-area schools dismissed early due to threats, officials say

  Three Halifax-area schools were dismissed early Tuesday afternoon in response to threats that were written on paper or on bathroom stall doors, school officials say. 

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2024
  
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• N.S. man charged with historic sexual assaults a former school principal

  Halifax Regional Centre for Education says a former elementary school principal charged with alleged sexual assaults from the 80's and 90's is no longer an employee. 

  Crime

  Nov 8, 2023
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• Why 2 Bedford high schools are turning to a dual campus model

  Students going into Grades 11 and 12 at Charles P. Allen High will be enrolled in classes at the new West Bedford High School as part of a dual campus model. 

  Education

  Jun 22, 2023
• Striking Halifax school support workers have mixed-emotions ahead of new deal vote

  A 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.

  Education

  Jun 15, 2023
• Striking Halifax school support workers, employer head back to bargaining table

  More than 1,800 school support workers in the Halifax area went on strike on May 10. The union said a meeting with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education is set for Friday.

  Education

  Jun 8, 2023
• ‘We’re still here’: 4 weeks into Halifax school support workers strike and no end in sight

  More than 1,800 school support workers in Halifax went on strike on May 10. While schools remain open, EPAs and other workers are off the job, and pre-primary programs are paused.

  Education

  Jun 6, 2023
• ‘You’re being shunned:’ N.S. family worries about students who cannot attend school as strike continues

  The 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.

  Education

  May 26, 2023
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• Halifax-area parents scrambling for child care as education strike continues

  Some parents are worried about cancelled pre-primary classes in the Halifax area as the education worker strike enters its third week.

  Education

  May 24, 2023
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• Nova Scotia parents, striking school support workers stage rally in Halifax

  They filled the square outside City Hall to call for better wages for school support staff and to get all students back into the classroom.

  Education

  May 18, 2023