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Sixth-graders in middle schools fare worse on Ontario’s standardized literacy and numeracy testing than peers who haven’t made that switch, according to a recent report, reviving debates on the merits of separating tweens into intermediate schools. In “Signposts of Success: Evaluating Ontario’s Elementary Schools,” education researcher David R. Johnson analyzed …
Read More »Grade 9 class travels 230 km to bring grad party to P.E.I. teen in Halifax hospital
Fifteen-year-old Lauchlan McCabe is going to miss his Grade 9 graduation later this month because he is undergoing treatment for leukemia at the IWK Health Centre. But his class wasn’t going to let him graduate without a proper ceremony. That’s why his schoolmates and teacher travelled some 230 kilometres to Halifax from …
Read More »Grade 8 teacher accused of sex crimes on students granted bail again
An Ontario school teacher accused of multiple sexual offences involving students has been again released on bail after she was rearrested for allegedly breaching her bail conditions, CBC News has learned. Kelly-Anne Jennings is on unpaid leave from her job as a Grade 8 teacher at St. Anthony Catholic Elementary School …
Read More »Crashed B.C. school bus was filled with grade 6s, 7s, superintendent says
A serious crash involving a school bus full of children and some adults on Highway 97 in B.C.’s Cariboo region Friday afternoon has resulted in dozens of injuries. The death of a pedestrian soon after the crash in the same location is also being investigated. School District 27 Superintendent Chris …
Read More »TDSB makes Indigenous course required English credit for Grade 11 – Toronto
TORONTO — Canada’s largest school board has voted to make its required English credit for Grade 11 students a class focused on Indigenous works. Trustees with the Toronto District School Board voted Wednesday night to replace the current mandatory course with Understanding Contemporary First Nations, Metis and Inuit Voices. Board …
Read More »Years later, author reconnects with Grade 2 teacher who helped him learn English
As It Happens13:22Years later, author reconnects with Grade 2 teacher who helped him learn English Jamil Jan Kochai knows exactly how much one teacher can change a child’s entire life. Kochai is the author of 99 Nights in Logar, a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel, and The Haunting of …
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