NS Education

• Four new schools announced for Halifax region. But will they solve overcrowding?

  The new schools are slated to open in Halifax-area neighbourhoods experiencing large population growths. But the province says the projects are still five to six years away.

  Education

  Sep 25, 2024
  
• Bursting at the seams: New school in Halifax region already facing overcrowding

  Families at Bedford West School, which has classes from pre-primary to Grade 8, are surprised to hear that the newly-built school is already looking to install modular classrooms.

  Education

  Apr 18, 2024
  
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• More than 28 per cent of N.S. children starting out in school are vulnerable: study

  A Nova Scotia study says more than 28 per cent of children starting out in school are considered vulnerable to having some kind of difficulty learning.

  Education

  Dec 19, 2023
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• N.S. hoping to graduate more teachers with new accelerated bachelor of education programs

  Nova Scotia is bringing in two new programs that will graduate more teachers -- and faster -- in an attempt to keep up with the province's growing population.

  Education

  Nov 30, 2023
• Teachers in N.S. say they are stretched too thin, one parent ‘nervous’ for future

  As another school year comes to a close in Nova Scotia, the union representing teachers says not enough is being done to address the issue of 'complicated classrooms in 2023.

  Education

  Jun 28, 2023
• N.S. announces sites for new schools with 5-year, $948-million plan

  The 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.

  Education

  Jun 16, 2023
• New Bedford high school to offer first-of-its-kind learning model for Nova Scotia

  Broad Street School in Bedford, a suburban community in Halifax, will give students more authority over how they complete their curriculum.

  Education

  Mar 7, 2023
• Nova Scotia Teachers Union elects Ryan Lutes as next president

  Ryan Lutes, a mathematics teacher from Halifax West High School, has been elected president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union and assumes office Aug. 1.

  Education

  Jun 2, 2022
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• Parents frustrated by continuous school bus bullying in Hammonds Plains

  Parents of a six-year-old boy in the Hammonds Plains area say they are beyond desperate after their son was attacked on the school bus for the second time this year.

  Canada

  May 29, 2022
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• No clear winner in NSTU presidential election, runoff vote to be held June 2

  The Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) will be holding a runoff election for a new president next week, after Wednesday's vote did not result in a clear winner. 

  Education

  May 25, 2022