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Higgs’s remarks on LGBTQ policy called ‘deplorable’ by education council membersHiggs’s remarks on LGBTQ policy called ‘deplorable’ by education council members

May 24, 2023| 4:25 am

Members of the Anglophone East district education council have waded into a debate over New Brunswick’s policy on LGBTQ students in schools, with one member calling Premier Blaine Higgs’s comments on the issue “deplorable.” “I know it’s recent news, it just came out, but the premier’s comments regarding Policy 713 tonight are absolutely deplorable,” Dominic Vautour said during the council’s meeting Tuesday evening in Moncton. It was one of a series of comments by Anglophone East council members, who oversee a district in the southeast region of the province with more than 18,000 students, that criticized the government and its…

International Health Electives: defining learning outcomes for a unique experience | BMC Medical EducationInternational Health Electives: defining learning outcomes for a unique experience | BMC Medical Education

May 24, 2023| 2:48 am

Analysis reflective reports Contact information was available for 39 students, who were all invited to share their reflective reports (Fig. 1). A total of 33 students gave permission to analyze their reports (85%). Reports on the tropical medicine internship, public health internship and the combination internship were all taken into account. The period in which the IHEs took place was from July 2017 to February 2019. Internships took place in the following countries: Ghana, Indonesia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Uganda, Surinam, Tanzania, Zambia and South Africa. Fig. 1 Inclusion of reflective reports Deductive analysis of provided 20 categories of possible…

Get Set for Kindergarten Program making a difference for students starting school in Western School Division – PembinaValleyOnline.comGet Set for Kindergarten Program making a difference for students starting school in Western School Division – PembinaValleyOnline.com

May 23, 2023| 10:23 am

A presentation by Maple Leaf Elementary Principal Samuel Jerema, Resource Teacher Natalie Yanez-Lulashnyk and Kindergarten Teacher Julie Unrau to the Board of Trustees at last week’s public meeting, gave an update on the difference the Get Set for Kindergarten Program is making for students transitioning from home or day care to school. Jerema explained a bit about the program. “Last year we did something a little bit different where we put together a pre-kindergarten assessment to really assess kindergarten readiness for our students coming in. Incoming kindergarten students were able to come into the school, meet with one of our…

Harrow mom says ‘hopeless’ the school system is failing to accommodate her sonHarrow mom says ‘hopeless’ the school system is failing to accommodate her son

May 23, 2023| 4:23 am

A Harrow mom is speaking out for what she says is the public school board’s failure to handle her seven-year-old son’s education and medical needs. Jessica McCoy says Harrow Public School limited her son’s access to class time and hasn’t accommodated his health concerns in a timely manner. McCoy’s issues with the school went back to February last year. At that time, she said her son, who was in senior kindergarten, was only allowed to attend school for one hour a day. She was told it was because Jack was misbehaving. However, Ontario’s Education Act says that a school board…

The time is now to invest in the mental health systemThe time is now to invest in the mental health system

May 22, 2023| 2:13 pm

The pandemic compounded the deepening youth mental health crisis. Almost half of parents said their teens experienced a new or worsening mental health condition during the pandemic, and ERs have seen an increase of 31% in teen mental health visits. These statistics indicate an overburdened system in need of rethinking. Many young people are desperate and struggling to find support. Through my work with the PA Youth Advocacy Network, I interact with young people across the commonwealth and hear their ideas about how to address this crisis. They express the need for more resources to build resilience, develop skills for…

Ontario mandates tech credit for high school diplomaOntario mandates tech credit for high school diploma

May 22, 2023| 8:41 am

The General Contractors’ Association of Toronto (GCAT), for one, “strongly supports revitalizing the graduation requirement,” says Jim Vlahos, the associations’ executive director. “The skilled trades offer in-demand, lucrative and rewarding careers and we believe the mandatory credit will expose students to opportunities they would not have known of otherwise. GCAT applauds the work this government continues to do to address our labor shortage while promoting careers in construction, including the skilled trades and to provide a healthy perception of the construction industry to help make an informed career decision.” “This change will result in more students being introduced to skilled…

17 regional student advocates appointed by the Quebec education ministry17 regional student advocates appointed by the Quebec education ministry

May 22, 2023| 4:14 am

The Ministry of Education on Wednesday named 17 regional student advocates who will assist their national counterpart, Jean-François Bernier. The education ministry announced in a press release that the chosen individuals would “handle all complaints from students and parents, including those concerning bullying, violence and sexual abuse against students attending an educational institution.” “With the National Student Ombudsman and the regional ombudsmen, our government has taken an important step to better protect all students in Quebec, both in the public and private sectors,” said Education Minister Bernard Drainville in a press release. “This change will ensure a uniform process for…

Biden’s Education Department Delays Defining Campus AntisemitismBiden’s Education Department Delays Defining Campus Antisemitism

May 22, 2023| 2:47 am

(This article previously appeared in the Jewish Currents email newsletters; subscribe here!) As December 2022 approached, Palestinian-rights advocates grew nervous. That was the month by which the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) had promised to issue a new rule for assessing complaints of anti-Semitism, to comply with former President Donald Trump’s 2019 executive order on the subject. Advocates worried that in putting forward the rule, OCR might formally propose adopting the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism, which has been criticized for conflating censure of Israel with anti-Jewish bigotry. But December came and went…