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‘Absolute chaos’: York Region teachers, parents call for more support‘Absolute chaos’: York Region teachers, parents call for more support

March 13, 2023| 1:36 pm

‘We’re going to end up … looking back and talking about a lost generation,’ the teacher says in wake of People for Education report sounding alarm on mental health in schools Right now has been one of the most difficult times of her teaching career, a York Region kindergarten teacher says. ‘Sarah’ describes classrooms as “absolute chaos,” and her fellow kindergarten teachers are all experiencing the same situation. With 30-student classroom sizes and many students with significant special needs, she said students were not getting the care they needed. Sarah spoke anonymously for fear of repercussions with her employer for…

New Bedford high school to offer first-of-its-kind learning model for Nova Scotia – HalifaxNew Bedford high school to offer first-of-its-kind learning model for Nova Scotia – Halifax

March 12, 2023| 11:56 am

A new high school opening this fall will feature a first-of-its-kind learning model for Nova Scotia, by offering students self-directed learning. The yet-to-be-named school on Broad Street in Bedford, a suburban community in Halifax, will give students more authority over how they complete their curriculum. Read more: Plans and boundaries for the long-awaited Bedford schools were finalized after public input Tyler Schmeisser will be heading to Grade 10 at the new school September, and is looking forward to focusing more on math. “If I was maybe behind on a subject and ahead on another, I could take more time on…

Canadian group on the front line of efforts to ensure Afghan girls, women get an educationCanadian group on the front line of efforts to ensure Afghan girls, women get an education

March 11, 2023| 8:07 am

After taking attendance and greeting each bright voice chiming in from behind the colorful circles on her screen, the teacher launched into her lesson. She lectures as she scrolls through slides, moving through rainbow-hued maps, photos of mountain ranges and geographical facts about Asia. It seems like a typical virtual lesson — a format now familiar to most Canadians after the prevalence of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic — but this Grade 7 geography class is actually a clandestine one: The students are all girls in Afghanistan taking remote classes from their homes thanks to the work of a…

Education advocates raise concerns about proposed TDSB staffing reductionsEducation advocates raise concerns about proposed TDSB staffing reductions

March 10, 2023| 7:40 am

The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is poised to eliminate hundreds of staff positions due to the expiry of special COVID-19 funding from the province, prompting concerns from education advocates. The Ministry of Education gave the school board more than $30 million in funding through the COVID-19 Learning Recovery Fund in each of the past two school years, which allowed the board to create an additional 485 school-based staff positions. But that funding is set to expire in August. In a report considered by the board on Monday, staff warned that without additional funding, the TDSB may have to eliminate…

Concerns over special needs supports in Alberta educationConcerns over special needs supports in Alberta education

March 9, 2023| 7:36 am

Three moms who have kids with special needs say they feel let down by the Calgary Board of Education (CBE). Melissa Huff has given up her job to stay at home and teach her 13-year-old daughter Brooklyn, because the CBE told her it can’t. “We are constantly stressed out about finances and being able to make ends meet, but the education of my child is everything for me,” she told CTV News. Melissa Huff has given up her job to stay at home and teach her 13-year-old daughter Brooklyn. (Supplied) Brooklyn has an intellectual disability and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), along…

Act locally for a global careerAct locally for a global career

January 20, 2023| 2:50 am

Do you want to take your accounting and finance career globally? Becoming a member of CPA Australia in the Philippines could be your ticket to making a big impact on the world stage. After living and working in Singapore for 12 years, in early 2022 Sherry Lou Pena CPA (Aust.) returned to the Philippines and now holds a key role as a Practice Director at a global accounting and consulting firm, KNAV. It’s another step forward in a successful career that was complemented by her being a member of CPA Australia. She started CPA Australia’s CPA Program in June 2017…