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नई दिल्ली34 मिनट पहले कॉपी लिंक सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने शुक्रवार को स्पष्ट किया कि स्कूलों में काम कर रहे शिक्षकों के लिए टीचर इलिजिबिलटी टेस्ट (TET) पास करना अनिवार्य है। कोर्ट ने TET पास करने की समयसीमा 31 अगस्त 2027 से बढ़ाकर 31 अगस्त 2028 कर दी। हालांकि कोर्ट ने …
Read More »Can AI apps replace teachers? Experts urge caution over school model
Imagine a school day where students spend just a couple of hours learning math, language or science through AI-driven apps, without support from certified teachers, while spending a larger block of time learning life skills, taking trips and exploring passion projects. Some Canadian education experts see the unconventional model promoted …
Read More »Parental mistrust, hostile interactions a growing concern for Alberta teachers
In one small town in Alberta, the assistant principal says teachers almost never meet alone with parents anymore. Ever since pandemic restrictions polarized the community, he says teachers have been sending more emails rather than calling parents and risking a hostile encounter. He’s decided he won’t live in the same …
Read More »Translating, restraining kids, teaching multiple grades at once: Alberta teachers describe complex classrooms
What does a complex classroom look like? Here’s a description submitted to CBC News from an Alberta teacher. It was two years ago. She recalls sitting on the floor of her Grade 1 classroom outside Edmonton, restraining a child in her arms because he was banging his head on the …
Read More »Strike aftermath leaves many Alberta teachers isolated, looking for new work
Loneliness, a sense of isolation and that no one has her back — that’s what has Jesica Torres searching for a new teaching position outside of Alberta. After going on strike to fight for better classroom conditions, she expected to feel support from the public. “After the strike, I thought: …
Read More »Q&A: Why Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government imposed a teachers’ contract
This fall, the Alberta government invoked the notwithstanding clause to force teachers back to work. Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party government used the constitutional provision to override teachers’ charter rights to end an impasse with locked out teachers. The historic strike began Oct. 6 when 51,000 educators walked out …
Read More »50 schoolchildren escape captivity in Nigeria, 253 students and 12 teachers still being held
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state have escaped captivity and are now with their families, the school authority …
Read More »Alberta Teachers’ Association might take the government to court. Here’s what we know
The Alberta Teachers’ Association is weighing its legal options to challenge back-to-work legislation imposed by the provincial government. “The association will fight this abuse of power with every tool the law provides, and every ounce of conviction we possess,” ATA president Jason Schilling told reporters on Tuesday. The Back to …
Read More »Back-to-work legislation coming to end the Alberta teachers’ strike
The Alberta government has served formal notice that they will introduce back-to-work legislation to end the Alberta teachers’ strike. Bill 2, known as the Back to School Act, was announced via an order paper published on the Alberta Legislature’s website Thursday. The government has previously said it could introduce legislation …
Read More »Thousands of Alberta students lose school meals during teachers strike
Several non-profit groups say some Alberta children are going hungry with thousands losing access to school food programs during a provincewide teachers strike. The strike entered its eighth day on Thursday. “One family in particular that I know, the mom hadn’t been able to eat for a couple days … …
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