Schools

• Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools facing shortfall of millions after budget snub

  An email sent by Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools to teachers said the CFO is still looking over the numbers but anticipates needing $2 million just to keep current programming.

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• ‘Erosion of the publicly funded system’: Sask. educators decry budget results

  Just over $2 billion is being divvied up among the 27 school divisions across Saskatchewan. This is a 2.5 per cent increase over last year.

  Education

  Mar 23
  
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• Kingston, Ont.-area school bus workers poised to strike

  A group of Tri-Board Student Transportation Services workers is set to strike as of Monday, April 3, if their proposal for a wage increase is not accepted.

  Education

  Mar 20
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• ‘It’s very frustrating as a parent’: Rocky View School District faces a space crisis

  Rocky View School District facing a space crisis, with school utilization rates district-wide expected to surpass 100 per cent in three years.

  Education

  Mar 9
• Guelph police seeking suspicious man after ‘racially-motivated’ words hurled in schools

  Investigators want to speak to the individual in the photo who was seen at two different schools in Guelph on Feb. 13.

  Crime

  Mar 7
• Blackfoot culture becomes part of school meal planning in Fort Macleod, Alta.

  Elders are joining students during meal times to share stories and Indigenous culture.

  Canada

  Mar 6
• Close to 40 N.B. schools show peak levels of carbon dioxide: department

  The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development says 37 schools displayed peak levels of carbon dioxide above 1,500 parts per million.

  Education

  Feb 28
• Raccoon visit prompts Kelowna school closure

  Despite attempts by conservation officers to get a curious raccoon to leave a Kelowna elementary school building Monday, the animal climbed up into the ceiling.

  Education

  Feb 27
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• Parents demand byelection to replace school board trustees in Edmonton, Calgary

  An Alberta parents' group is calling on two of the province’s biggest school boards to hold byelections to replace trustees who have stepped down.

  Education

  Feb 25
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• School boards urge Ontario to lift moratorium on closures

  Ontario's public school boards are calling on the province to lift a moratorium on school closures and to finally complete a review of how those closure decisions get made.

  Education

  Feb 24