NB Education

• New Brunswick teachers vote to accept new collective agreement

  New Brunswick teachers have voted in favour of a new collective agreement, according to the provincial government.

  Education

  Sep 13, 2023
  
• Concerns raised about teacher shortage in N.B. just days before start of school year

  As children get ready to return to the classroom, all four anglophone school districts in New Brunswick are still hiring teachers, causing concern at the NBTA.

  Education

  Aug 31, 2023
  
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• ‘The world is cruel right now’: N.B. queer community decries policy 713 change

  The 2SLGBTQIA+ community is reacting to changes to an inclusion policy for queer students, which include parental consent for pronoun and name changes for children under 16.

  Education

  Jun 8, 2023
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• N.B. Human Rights Commission concerned over LGBTQ policy review in schools

  The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission has expressed concern over the government's decision to review the province's policy on sexual orientation in schools.

  Canada

  May 15, 2023
• Chorus of criticism against N.B.’s proposed reform to French immersion school program

  Teachers and parents gathered in Fredericton to make their voices heard opposing the New Brunswick government's plan to reform the French immersion program in schools by the fall.

  Health

  Jan 26, 2023
• University of New Brunswick Saint John campus to get $38M health centre

  A new health centre at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus is expected to play a significant role in addressing the province’s health-care crisis.

  Education

  Dec 19, 2022
• Saint John, N.B. students learn to start their own business with hands-on experience

  Students learned some of the fruits of starting a business by analyzing costs and market demand ahead of their annual Stomp-mas market

  Dec 14, 2022
• Lack of supply teachers threatens closure of classrooms in New Brunswick

  The District scolaire francophone Sud wrote in a letter to parents that classrooms could close if a supply teacher is not found in time.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2022
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• N.B. child literacy rates at lowest level in 18 years: report

  Following years of improvement, early literacy outcomes have been on a decade-long decline since 2010, the province's high-water mark.

  Education

  Nov 16, 2022
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• Ex-minister Dominic Cardy says he worries about future of French in N.B. schools

  Dominic Cardy said in an interview he couldn't accept the premier's desire to "dangerously accelerate" the end of French immersion in school.

  Canada

  Oct 14, 2022