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Opposition leaders want more details about the new school announcementsOpposition leaders want more details about the new school announcements

July 9, 2023| 2:07 pm

Nova Scotia opposition leaders say the Progressive Conservative government should be able to provide proof to the public that new schools announced in recent months — all of them in Tory districts — are those most in need of replacement. Education Minister Becky Druhan released her government’s school capital plan last month. Along with renovations and the addition of modular classrooms for some schools, the plan also includes eight new builds: four to replace existing schools and four to go in parts of Halifax Regional Municipality to address areas of high population growth. Four of those buildings have already been…

See 10 Texas castles, plus one in Waco for sale by TV fixer-uppers Chip and Joanna GainesSee 10 Texas castles, plus one in Waco for sale by TV fixer-uppers Chip and Joanna Gaines

July 7, 2023| 5:51 am

This Feb. 13, 2019 photo shows a castle in Waco that TV couple Chip and Joanna Gaines bought. The Gaines’ business, Magnolia, purchased the landmark, Cottonland Castle, from an Oxford University scholar who reportedly decided the renovation required someone with deeper pockets. The Gaines finished renovating the castle in 2022 and have put it up for sale in 2023. Chip and Joanna Gaines of “Fixer Upper” TV fame have put their celebrated Texas castle up for sale in Waco. The auction bidding for Cottonland Castle, sometimes called the Waco Castle, will open at 4 p.m., July 20. Stone replicas of…

Edmonton education funding for 2023-24 falls short: EPSB – EdmontonEdmonton education funding for 2023-24 falls short: EPSB – Edmonton

May 31, 2023| 5:00 am

The Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB) has approved the $1.3 billion 2023-24 budget, but that doesn’t mean they like it. Disappointment was felt around the table Friday as the trustees looked at what chair Trisha Estabrooks said was another unsatisfying budget. “Yet again we have a budget that doesn’t truly reflect the number of kids that we’re serving and doesn’t truly provide the kind of supports that we need,” said Estabrooks. “That this budget is happening when there’s great money in this province is inexcusable,” said EPSB trustee Jan Sawyer. 1:46 Edmonton Public Schools approves $1.2B budget, says it’s ‘not…

Classes are empty despite face-to-face educationClasses are empty despite face-to-face education

April 13, 2023| 11:14 pm

ISTANBUL While two weeks have passed since the start of hybrid education in universities that offered both face-to-face and online lectures, classes have remained empty as most students preferred to attend classes remotely. After the devastating earthquakes that jolted the 11 southern provinces in early February, the Higher Education Board (YÖK) announced that universities would switch to distance education. As of April 3, nearly two months later, face-to-face education has resumed, but many students still attend classes online. In some universities, not even one student attends the classes, according to some academics. Hence, the classes are still empty in spite…

The 4th annual First Nation Education Conference wraps up in WhitehorseThe 4th annual First Nation Education Conference wraps up in Whitehorse

March 28, 2023| 6:52 pm

It was day one of the First Nation Education Conference in Whitehorse when Melanie Bennett started to relax and enjoy herself. Bennett is executive director of the Yukon First Nation Education Directorate (YFNED), which organized the conference. The event is in its fourth year, but she still gets nervous before it all comes together. “We’ve been working on this for a year,” Bennett said. “And you go, ‘OK, my fingers are crossed, everything is going to go well.’ And so far, so good.” Almost 400 people registered for the conference, which kicked off Wednesday at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre.…

Unqualified teachers in Quebec can take a fast-track course in SeptemberUnqualified teachers in Quebec can take a fast-track course in September

March 27, 2023| 6:43 pm

The fast track for non-legally qualified teachers who want to further their education is taking shape, with TÉLUQ University set to accept its first cohort of candidates in the fall. TÉLUQ says it will offer a 30-credit “100 per cent distance learning” Diplôme d’études supérieures specialisées, which is aimed at practicing preschool and elementary school teachers who hold a bachelor’s degree but are not currently legally qualified to teach. Education Minister Bernard Drainville welcomed the move, after announcing in January that he wanted to develop a fast-track route to teacher certification. Quebec has resorted to hiring non-legally qualified teachers because…

Post-secondary education sees no funding increase in year 3 of 4-year deal: Saskatchewan budgetPost-secondary education sees no funding increase in year 3 of 4-year deal: Saskatchewan budget

March 25, 2023| 6:26 pm

As part of the 2023-2024 budget, the Government of Saskatchewan is investing a total of $697.4 million toward post-secondary education in the province. The 2023-24 budget represents the third year of a four-year funding agreement with post-secondary institutions and the province. The budget does not, however, include any increases in funding for post-secondary institutions. Read more: University of Regina facing a potential budget crisis out of COVID-19 The four-year funding agreement outlines a two per cent increase in funding for both years one and two of the deal but no increase in years three and four. “Post-secondary institutions are receiving…

Afghanistan school year starts without millions of teenage girls | Education NewsAfghanistan school year starts without millions of teenage girls | Education News

March 24, 2023| 6:18 pm

Afghanistan’s schools have reopened for the new academic year, but hundreds of thousands of teenage girls remain barred from attending classes as Taliban authorities ban their attendance at secondary schools. Education Minister Habibullah Agha confirmed in a statement that schools up to grade six “will currently be open for girls”, effectively retaining a ban on high school for female students. Madrassas, or Islamic schools, are the only education centers open for girls of all ages. Yalda, a ninth grader in Kabul, told Al Jazeera that the madrassa was good for enhancing her knowledge of religion. But “the madrassa cannot help…