Category Archives: Education
New Mexico sees TV tech as one fix to K-12 internet divide
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Internet problems continue to slow down many students in the U.S. state of New Mexico, but a pilot project using TV signals to transmit computer files may help.
New Brunswick public sector workers ratify five-year contract after 16-day strike
FREDERICTON — More than 20,000 members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees in New Brunswick officially ratified a contract deal Friday, following a 16-day strike that paralyzed the province's public school system. Union leaders confirmed that 10 ...
Ontario ready to vaccinate kids aged five to 11 as soon as child-sized doses arrive
TORONTO — Ontario parents will likely be able to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments for their young children as early as next week, Health Minister Christine Elliott said Thursday, ahead of the expected approval of the shot for use in kids. The
Ontario high schools allowed to return to regular semesters in February
Ontario high schools will shift back to regular semesters no later than February, returning secondary students to a normal schedule for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. School boards will be able to make the change sooner if
Ontario students to get rapid COVID tests over winter holidays
TORONTO — Ontario students will be sent home for the December break with five rapid antigen COVID-19 tests each as part of the province's plan to ramp up testing over the holidays. The plan to distribute 11 million tests over the
Governor condemns tweet offering a ‘bounty’ on teachers
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Sununu on Thursday denounced a conservative group's offer to pay $500 to the first person who “catches” a public school teacher violating New Hampshire's new limits on the discussion of systemic racism and
Alberta proposes bill to overhaul, publicize teacher discipline and decisions
EDMONTON — Alberta is proposing legislation to make public the names and case details of teachers disciplined for unprofessional conduct or incompetence. The bill introduced by Education Minister Adriana LaGrange would reorganize the disciplinary proce...
Florida GOP moves to combat vaccine mandates, virus rules
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers on Monday began debating a package of bills to combat coronavirus vaccine mandates, continuing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' fight against virus rules.
Ontario negotiating for more child-care money, flexibility, sustainability: Lecce
TORONTO — The money currently on offer for Ontario in the federal government's child-care plan would see families paying much more than $10 a day, the province's education minister said Monday. Stephen Lecce faced questions about why Ontario has not be...
New Brunswick schools reopen after tentative deal reached to end public sector strike
FREDERICTON — Public schools in New Brunswick reopened to students and staff Monday, after a tentative agreement between the province and the Canadian Union of Public Employees was reached over the weekend. Schools had moved to online learning after bu...