Rural Schools

• N.B. unsure how many kids won’t have access to new French second language program

  N.B. education officials can't say how many schools won't be able to offer the new French program this fall. About 40 per cent of anglophone schools don't offer French Immersion.

  Education

  Jan 5, 2023
  
• Masks now mandatory in Rocky View school division

  Masks are now mandatory in the Rocky View school division.

  Health

  Sep 6, 2021
  
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• ‘We’re one of the losers’: Alberta rural school division pens letter over UCP education cuts

  A rural Alberta school board has penned a letter to the UCP government that calls its education budget changes "draconian." 

  Education

  Nov 7, 2019
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• Demand for French immersion program growing at Prairie Valley School Division

  The Prairie Valley School Division launched the French immersion program at Greenall High School in Balgonie this school year, with 21 students enrolled.

  Canada

  Feb 5, 2019
• Media blackout at public meeting on Ontario rural schools

  The Ministry of Education is hosting a public meeting next week to discuss the future of rural schools in Ontario, but with one caveat - no media will be allowed.

  Education

  May 19, 2017
• Community leaders and parents fight to save rural Thames Valley schools

  Concerned community and school officials attended the Thames Valley District School Board meeting Tuesday night to voice their opposition to the proposed closure of five rural schools.

  Education

  May 3, 2017
• Trustees sound off on recommendations to close rural Thames Valley schools

  Parents and community members filled the gallery of the Thames Valley District School Board meeting Tuesday night for a special meeting to review a report recommending several rural school closures.

  Education

  Apr 12, 2017
• Ontario parents protest slew of rural school closures, claim funding model is faulty

  Parents who live in small towns and rural areas across Ontario are calling for a change in education funding as a number of boards are considering closing a slew of schools.

  Education

  Nov 20, 2016