School Board

• Hastings Prince Edward School Board names new director of education

  Katherine MacIver will take over the board's top spot July 1. Her predecessor, Sean Monteith, resigned in early March of this year.

  Education

  Jun 22
• ‘We cannot afford to wait’: Alberta reading expert warns struggling readers falling further behind

  A reading researcher says Alberta students are falling behind. Many struggling readers are up to a year below grade level.

  Education

  May 11
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• Call for mail-in voting for future Lester B. Pearson School Board elections

  Lester B. Pearson School board is calling on the Quebec government to allow mail-in voting for the upcoming school board election.

  Education

  Apr 27
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• Vancouver School Board votes to cancel liaison officer program

  The School Liaison Officer program, which connects officers with the city's elementary and secondary schools, has been under review following the death of George Floyd.

  Education

  Apr 26
• Quebec man arrested after teacher on picket line struck by car

  The Centrale des syndicats du Quebec, the union representing the 73,000 teachers, says the timing of the strike is designed to put pressure on management.

  Education

  Apr 14
• Start time pushed back for St. John Fisher Elementary campuses

  Despite large opposition, as of next year the school day will start a full hour later for families at the St. John Fisher Elementary campuses.

  Education

  Mar 23
• Thames Valley confirms COVID-19 variant cases at local schools

  The Thames Valley District Schools Board says cases reported at Sir Arthur Currie Public School and Strathroy District Collegiate Institute involve people COVID-19 variants.

  Education

  Mar 18
• Parents given 2 scenarios as school time change in Pointe-Claire seems inevitable

  The Lester B. Pearson School Board presented two scenarios at a joint governing board meeting Wednesday night.

  Education

  Mar 11
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• Kingston school board prepares to tackle racism, barriers in classrooms

  Limestone District School Board has prepared a survey it hopes will identify potential barriers or discriminatory biases that students face in the classroom. 

  Nov 15, 2020
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• Kingston school board trustee aims to combat racism

  Judith Brown is asking LDSB trustees to engage with the Black community to address racism in the classroom, a model similar to that of the Indigenous Advisory Committee. 

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2020