Seven years ago, The Tyee invited Jo Chrona, then-curriculum manager for the First Nations Education Steering Committee, to speak about Indigenous content in B.C.’s curriculum and reconciliation in schools, at a The Tyee event we called The Future of Public Education: Beyond the Headlines. Announcements, Events & more from Tyee and select partners Stay Sharp …
The Education, Children and Young People Committee is the lead committee for the Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill, a private member’s Bill, introduced by Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP. The period for interested parties to submit their views on the Bill to the Committee has recently ended. Here is a summary of …
Choosing the right learning institution for your child is one of the most significant decisions you must make as a guardian. There are numerous online schools today, making it hard to determine which is most suitable for your student. Charter, private, and brick-and-mortar schools provide ideal learning opportunities, but some lack the qualities needed by …
It has been a 40-year fight in the United States over affirmative action, or taking race into consideration for university admissions. Now, students and schools are adjusting to a new reality after the US Supreme Court reversed the precedent. The ruling is the culmination of a concerted legal campaign by conservative activist Edward Blum and …
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The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation says the province and school trustees are stonewalling on the biggest issues in negotiations toward a new collective agreement for educators in the province, federation president Samantha Becotte said. Becotte said the union has tried to have discussions about violence in the classroom, as well as class size and complexity, noting …
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The president of Texas A&M University has resigned his position after a public row over the hiring of a prominent Black professor to kick-start the school’s journalism program. The announcement on Friday represents the latest turn in what has emerged as a prominent conservative target in the so-called US “culture wars”: race and inclusivity programs …
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Indigenous youth gathered this week at Lakehead University and Confederation College in Thunder Bay, Ont., in a special camp centered on Aki Kikinomakaywin — Ojibway for “learning on the land.” Seventeen young people aged 12 to 16 came from First Nations across northern Ontario to participate in the second year of the program that began …
EdSource and Palo Alto-based tech company Distributed Media Lab (DML) are partnering to create the California Education News Network with funding from the Google News Initiative. The network will be anchored by EdSource’s award-winning editorial team using DML’s technology platform, which news organizations across California and beyond can embed on their websites. EdSource will curate …
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The Honorable Krista Lynn Howell, Minister of Education, today announced seven appointments to the Memorial University Board of Regents. Appointed for three-year terms, the new members include: Bob Hallett; Ashrafee Tanvir Hossain; Justin Ladha; Chief Brendan Mitchell; Nathalie Pender; Tim Powers; and Lynn Zurel. The Board of Regents, along with Memorial University’s Senate, is responsible …
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Texas is now the largest state in the country to tie a majority of state funding for community colleges to student achievement, rather than attendance, as the result of a law enacted this year. House Bill 8, which comes 12 years after Texas first adopted outcomes-based funding for colleges and technical schools, significantly expands on …
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