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Australian Aboriginal children sing their way back to language | Education NewsAustralian Aboriginal children sing their way back to language | Education News

July 13, 2023| 2:18 pm

Marking the United Nations International Decade of Indigenous Languages, an Aboriginal community in remote Central Australia is working on a ground-breaking new children’s album. Ampe-mape Alyelheme (Kids Sing) is a collection of songs performed and recorded in the endangered Arrernte language. Carol Turner, an Arrernte educator-turned-musician with Children’s Ground, the organization leading the project, says that Ampe-mape Alyelheme “teaches and celebrates Arrernte language and culture through music”. “We started this to keep our language strong,” she told Al Jazeera. “We want our kids to grow up with music and educational resources that reflect their culture – that can help them…

Cursive writing to be reintroduced in Ontario schools this fallCursive writing to be reintroduced in Ontario schools this fall

June 27, 2023| 10:43 am

Cursive is making a comeback. Relegated in 2006 to an optional piece of learning in Ontario elementary schools, cursive writing is set to return as a mandatory part of the curriculum starting in September. Education Minister Stephen Lecce said it is about more than just teaching students how to sign their own name. “The research has been very clear that cursive writing is a critical life skill in helping young people to express more substantively, to think more critically, and ultimately, to express more authentically,” he said in an interview. “That’s what we’re trying to do, to create a very…

Nervous wait for Chinese students as ‘gaokao’ results released | Education NewsNervous wait for Chinese students as ‘gaokao’ results released | Education News

June 24, 2023| 10:26 am

Some 13 million high school graduates across China are nervously awaiting a test result that will determine the rest of their lives. The gaokao – a combination of the words “college” and “exam” – is regarded as one of the most important events in the life of any Chinese student. The exam consists of three mandatory subjects: Mandarin, English and maths, with optional subjects including physics, history and politics. Depending on the subject, participants spend between one and two and a half hours completing essays, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-blank type questions. They will have spent 12 years preparing for the…

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…

Quebec education minister skewered for suggesting teachers don’t deserve the same pay hike as MNAsQuebec education minister skewered for suggesting teachers don’t deserve the same pay hike as MNAs

May 20, 2023| 4:08 am

Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville is facing fierce criticism for comments he made about the relative worth of teachers’ work in a video interview Monday with the editorial team at Le Devoir. Political columnist Michel David asked Drainville about negotiations with the province’s teachers, who have been offered a nine per cent increase over five years. David asked why teachers shouldn’t be paid as much as they are in Ontario or elsewhere in Canada, given that the Coalition Avenir Québec government has tabled a bill to grant MNAs a 30 per cent raise, which would make them the highest-paid members…

Alberta to boost career-focused programming for Grade 7-12 studentsAlberta to boost career-focused programming for Grade 7-12 students

April 25, 2023| 1:57 am

Article content Alberta is increasing access to career-related training for students in grades 7 to 12, the latest move from the UCP aimed at bringing a greater vocational focus to the education sector. Article content Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said at a Monday news conference the province is implementing several recommendations from a task force convened last summer to review career education for middle- and high-school students, and evaluate how best to prepare students to transition from K-12 education to a job or post-secondary studies. Article content Those recommendations include boosting access to off-campus education, developing and funding training for…

International Education News l The PIE News l Sector reacts to the latest US DOE third-party guidanceInternational Education News l The PIE News l Sector reacts to the latest US DOE third-party guidance

March 21, 2023| 5:34 pm

In the “Dear Colleague Letter” guidance, entitled (GEN-23-03) Requirements and Responsibilities for Third-Party Services and Institutionsthe definition of third-party services has been significantly expanded to include student recruiting and retention services, developing curriculum and course materials, delivering instruction, assessing student learning, and disseminating marketing materials. Leaders across the sector say these additions will significantly increase the number of third-party providers who will now be subject to additional government oversight. It also indicates students may not apply Title IV federal aid funding if the servicer or subcontractor is outside the US or owned or operated by someone other than a US…

Why Gaotu Techedu, New Oriental Education, and TAL Education Stocks Sold Off TodayWhy Gaotu Techedu, New Oriental Education, and TAL Education Stocks Sold Off Today

March 20, 2023| 5:27 pm

What happened Tuesday is shaping up to be a rough day for Chinese for-profit education stocks — even on a generally ebullient, bad-banking-news-free day in the US market. The broads S&P 500 index was up a solid 2.1% as of 11:30 am ET, but shares of China’s New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU 0.37%) were off 7%, Gaotu Techedu (GOTU -1.29%) limited slide by 7.6%, and TAL Education (TAL 0.98%) was doing worst of all — down 12.4%. So what According to the market watchers at StreetInsider.com, TAL is to blame for the segment’s sell-off. According to SI, “local…