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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 …

Saskatchewan’s economic lookout, students supporting teachers with a walkout, and why to consider Nashville for a vacation. Here’s your morning rewind for the Tuesday, March 26, edition of Global News Morning Saskatoon. Sask economy relatively strong: Desjardins economist Saskatchewan’s budget highlighted the government’s course on spending priorities, including the largest …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is withdrawing extracurricular activities provincewide for three days next week, as well as lunch supervision in select school divisions, as part of ongoing job action from teachers. All athletics, school clubs, field trips and graduation preparation will be …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation has announced that a series of school divisions will be without lunchtime supervision on Friday, March 8, as part of continuing job action from teachers. Students eating lunch or participating in noon-hour activities at schools in the following …

Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the province has reached a tentative contract deal with the province’s Catholic teachers. He says it means no province-wide job action or strikes for the next three years. Officials say the structure of the tentative deal for the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association is …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Some Saskatchewan teachers are taking part in a rotating strike on Monday with a strike line taking place at the Saskatchewan Legislature. This job action coincides with the first day of the spring legislative session and will affect several school divisions in …

Premier François Legault said Sunday the ramp-up in spending on education pledged by his government will go a long way to supporting Quebec’s teachers and students — and prompt a bigger budget deficit. At a news conference, Legault said agreements recently hammered out with unions will see the province “invest …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 15, 2024 4:12 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the province has reached a deal with teachers in the French-language public system. The news comes weeks after members of the Association …

The Winnipeg Indigenous Executive Circle (WIEC) says, according to 2021-2022 data, Winnipeg schools need almost 1,500 more Indigenous teachers to keep up with the 19.1 per cent of Indigenous students. These numbers come from WIEC’s third annual State of Equity in Education Report, which adds that out of 54 school …

Ashley Jansen, a former teacher’s aide from Durham Region, is speaking out and calling for accountability after a judge ruled that a former student falsely accused her of sexual assault. The allegations cost Jansen her job and spurred a Children’s Aid Society (CAS) probe that temporarily prohibited her from being …