NS Education

• 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
  
• 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
  
• Advertisement
• 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
• Advertisement
• 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
• MSVU launches ‘vital’ first online queer studies course

  'It’s important to analyze and understand the ways in which sexuality and gender are socially constructed,' says professor Brenda Hattie-Longmire.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2020
• Nova Scotia committed to being an ally to Black, Indigenous students: education minister

  Nova Scotia Education Minister Zach Churchill says department is working towards breaking down barriers for Mi'kmaw and African Nova Scotian learners.

  Education

  Jun 17, 2020
• N.S. student hoping for reimbursement after losing $4k due to COVID-19 outbreak

  "I'm just hoping that I can get something back. Even if it's just a voucher to go on a different trip, or even at least half the money."

  Health

  Mar 6, 2020
• Class cap report shows some Halifax classrooms stretched over the limit

  Plans are in the works to build new schools over the next several years, but in the meantime, classrooms over capacity are an ongoing issue for some schools in the HRCE.

  Education

  Oct 18, 2019
• Advertisement
• N.S. Liberals appoint education advisory council after dissolving elected boards

  The Liberal government promised to create an advisory council to the education minister after it dissolved elected school boards earlier this year.

  Education

  Sep 27, 2018
• Advertisement
• Nova Scotia to hire over 190 professionals to help with classroom inclusion

  Teachers will also received specialized training to help deal with complex classrooms, and teacher and education assistants will also receive training in autism support.

  Education

  May 8, 2018