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USask First Nations teacher education program celebrates milestones – News

ITEP was established to increase the number of First Nations teachers to help meet the social and cultural needs of Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan and throughout Canada, as well as contributing to school systems where Indigenous and non-Indigenous children make up the student population. Graduates of ITEP receive a Bachelor of Education degree. “ITEP was …

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Ontario’s rushed education overhauls: concerns raised among educators – Op-Ed

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Ontario elementary educators were informed via a newsletter distributed on Wednesday, June 20, of a new language curriculum to be implemented in the 2023-24 school year beginning this September. The minister of education announced plans to overhaul the language curriculum in Ontario, on the heels of the Ontario Human Rights Commission Right to Read Report, …

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Saskatchewan suspends Planned Parenthood from school presentations

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Breadcrumb Trail Links Saskatchewan Local News Published June 22, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read Education Minister Dustin Duncan speaks at the Legislative Building on Thursday, March 9, 2023 in Regina. TROY FLEECE / Regina Leader-Post Photo by TROY FLEECE /Regina Leader-Post Article content Regina’s Planned Parenthood says it’s sorry …

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No more A, B or C: Public schools in BC moving from letter grades to ‘proficiency scale’

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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 23, 2023 4:28 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size All students from kindergarten to Grade 9 in British Columbia public schools will now be assessed with a proficiency scale instead of letter grades. A statement from the Education Ministry says that starting in the 2023-24 …

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Letter: School boards are inefficient educational models of the past

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School boards: A local board authority is responsible for the provision and maintenance of schools Today’s School Boards: A unit of local government that determines the policy, budget, leadership and administration within certain districts, public and Catholic schools. The evolution of our school boards shows distinct and magnified changes. incorporating political-Social and Religious aspects from …

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Leah Remini Details Her Lack of Education Due to Scientology

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Leah Remini. Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock Leah Remini is proudly furthering her education after leaving the Church of Scientology in 2013. “Two years ago, I had an eighth-grade education thanks to spending 35 years in a cult,” the King of Queens the alum wrote via Instagram on Friday, June 2. “And now, at age 52, I’ve successfully …

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Jordan’s Principle program helps students achieve educational goals

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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Manitoba Author of the article: Canadian Press Brittany Hobson Published May 27, 2023 • 3 minute read Elilah Monias and her daughter Illeanna Knott smile in this undated handout photo. Monias reached out to a Jordan’s Principle co-ordinator through the Southern Chiefs’ Organization to request help for her daughter. The 17-year-old …

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Quebec’s new education reform, Bill 23, would grant more powers to ministers – Montreal

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With roaring applause, members of the CAQ welcomed Education Minister Bernard Drainville’s reform at Quebec’s National Assembly on Thursday. Bill 23 would give the minister more powers, including the power to appoint general directors in school service centers and the power to reverse decisions made by those same employees. “To ensure coherence between the orientations …

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Ontario scrapping post-secondary education requirements for police recruits

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The Ontario government said Tuesday it is introducing a number of new measures to boost lagging police recruitment numbers, including eliminating a post-secondary education requirement to be hired as an officer and covering the costs of mandatory training. “We need more police officers on our streets, more boots on the ground,” Premier Doug Ford said …

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What Ontario’s education curriculum says about the environment

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Classrooms across the province will hold Earth Day-themed events and activities to mark the annual environmental celebration. But what’s being taught about the environment during the rest of the school year? Ontario’s education curriculum lays out, in broad strokes, everything that’s supposed to be taught in schools, and includes information on environmental matters. This is …

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