NSTU

• N.S. teachers’ union ponders how to restore gains taken by unconstitutional law

  The union representing Nova Scotia teachers is pondering options to restore the losses it incurred due to an unconstitutional law that imposed a labour contract on them in 2017.

  Education

  Jun 16
  
• 2021-22 school year the most stressful of the pandemic, says outgoing NSTU president

  Paul Wozney of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union says there was a 'massive uptick' in the number of teachers accessing mental health support in the second year of COVID in schools.

  Education

  Jun 9
  
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• 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
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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
• COVID-19: Information on Nova Scotia schools with exposures now publicly available online

  N.S. government answers call from parents to publicly report COVID-19 exposures in schools.

  Education

  Sep 28, 2021
• N.S. to spend another $14.3 million on school programs, drinking water

  The province's education and early childhood minister Zach Churchill announced the funding on Wednesday.

  Education

  Dec 2, 2020
• Paul Wozney re-elected Nova Scotia Teachers Union president

  Wozney, who taught at the Charles P. Allen High School in Bedford, was first elected in 2018.

  Education

  Oct 28, 2020
• Nova Scotia Teachers Union reaches tentative deal with the province

  NSTU president Paul Wozney is not commenting publicly on the details of the agreement.

  Education

  Oct 26, 2020
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• Halifax-area high school students optimistic about new school year during coronavirus pandemic

  About 130,000 students returned to school on Tuesday for the first time since classes were suspended in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

  Education

  Sep 8, 2020
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• Education Department misses target date on lead database for Nova Scotia school water

  After a groundbreaking investigation on lead in drinking water, the province promised to publish all lead test results by the start of the 2020 school year.

  Health

  Sep 4, 2020