Category Archives: Education
Dutch watchdog slams tax office fraud list as privacy breach
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch data protection watchdog issued a damning report Friday about the country's tax office, saying it breached privacy law for years by keeping a list of potential fraudsters.
No charges for Wyoming librarians over sex ed, LGBTQ books
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A prosecutor won't charge library employees for making sex education and LGBTQ-themed books available to young people in a deeply conservative city in Wyoming coal-mining country, saying he wouldn't have a case.
Feds move to block Florida’s school virus mask penalties
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education asked an administrative judge on Thursday to block the state of Florida from slashing federal aid money to two school districts over their coronavirus mask mandates.
Alberta tables bill to help municipalities recoup unpaid oil and gas property taxes
EDMONTON — The Alberta government has introduced legislation that it says would help municipalities recoup some of the millions of dollars in unpaid property taxes they're owed by energy companies. "It's a legal resource where the (municipalities) can ...
Mississippi: 14K pandemic food cards mistakenly deactivated
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — More than 14,000 low-income children in Mississippi had their pandemic food cards mistakenly deactivated, prompting an apology from state officials and a promise that new cards would be mailed to their families within days.
COVID-19 vaccinations won’t be added to list of student immunizations: Moore
TORONTO — Ontario won't be adding COVID-19 vaccinations to the list of immunizations for students to attend school, but the province's top doctor says he'll be exercising caution when it comes to lifting public health measures in schools. Dr. Kieran Mo...
Ontario aims to add 2,000 more nurses in long-term care sector
TORONTO — Ontario plans to spend up to $100 million to add 2,000 nurses to the long-term care sector over the next few years as part of a larger plan to beef up staffing levels and improve care for residents. Long-Term
‘We encourage people to do the research’: A look at developing land acknowledgments
When Lance Cardinal was approached by the Edmonton Oilers to act as an Indigenous consultant, the Cree artist and designer knew the first thing he wanted to do was create a land acknowledgment. Cardinal worked with the National Hockey League team
Clamorous students participate in government – by suing it
Students in Rhode Island are asking a federal appeals court to affirm that all public school students have a constitutional right to a civics education, saying that they aren't taught how to meaningfully participate in a democratic and civil society
Ontario could see 50,000 education workers fired if vaccines mandated: Lecce
TORONTO — Up to 50,000 education workers in Ontario could be fired if COVID-19 vaccines were mandated for that sector, the province's education minister said Tuesday. Responding to the NDP in question period, Stephen Lecce said such a policy would mean...