Asian Tribune Your Multilingual Newspaper covering World and local news News
Ontario is proposing to allow teachers without technological credentials to teach certain tech courses for the next school year, which teachers and principals suggest indicates the province is ill-prepared for the new mandatory nature of those classes. Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced last year that starting in September 2024, high …
Read More »Toronto-area school board set to end classes early for solar eclipse – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Toronto-area school board has joined a growing list of education bodies set to change their schedule this spring to accommodate the solar eclipse. The York District School Board announced Tuesday it would dismiss students early in April to avoid classes ending …
Read More »Toronto District School Board votes to cancel classes on day of solar eclipse – Toronto
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has approved a staff recommendation of changing the date of an upcoming Professional Activity Day (PA Day) to coincide with a rare solar eclipse set to rise above parts of Canada. On Wednesday, TDSB trustees voted in favour (21-1) of a staff recommendation to …
Read More »TDSB voting on whether to cancel classes on day of solar eclipse – Toronto
Canada’s largest school board is voting Wednesday on whether it should revise its school calendar so students can stay home on the day a rare solar eclipse will chart a course through parts of Canada. If the Toronto District School Board votes in favour of the revision, it will join …
Read More »Children of asylum seekers experience Quebec cultural ritual of French welcome classes – Montreal
Victor Manuel, a young asylum seeker from Mexico, arrived at Montreal’s St-Donat school on a frigid morning last week with his seven-year-old son and baby boy, whose bootless feet were covered only in socks. A social worker quickly alerted principal Yannick Dupont, who disappeared into a storage room and returned …
Read More »This single mom applied for her OSAP funding months ago. As classes begin, she’s still waiting
Amy Wesselink turned her life upside down so she could head back to school this month, but a delay in her Ontario student funding has her worried she’s going to have to drop out with nearly $8,000 in tuition fees coming due. A hairdresser and a single mom of four, Wesselink says her income sank amid COVID-19 public health measures. …
Read More »Zoom launches ‘Focus Mode’ to let students attend distraction-free virtual classes | Technology News
New Delhi: With the aim to make virtual learning distraction free, video conferencing platform Zoom has announced a new Focus mode that will help students stay attentive during the classes. The company said that Focus Mode allows educators to see their students` videos and students to see their teachers without …
Read More »