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 …
Christina Kioke has fallen in love with education and wants to pass that love on. It’s what started her back to school at the age of 32 to take the Northern College social services worker program, and it led to her nomination for a Premier’s Award for new graduates. “I feel a lot of pride …
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A Maple Ridge child care teacher was recognized for her achievements in course curriculum by the province. Karen LeSage, who is the Early Childhood Education program chair at Ridge Meadows College, was awarded a ChildCareBC Award of Excellence for Child Care Leadership at a ceremony held on Saturday, May 27. LeSage was notified she had …
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The Ministry of Education on Wednesday named 17 regional student advocates who will assist their national counterpart, Jean-François Bernier. The education ministry announced in a press release that the chosen individuals would “handle all complaints from students and parents, including those concerning bullying, violence and sexual abuse against students attending an educational institution.” “With the …
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Andrian Makhnachov is celebrating the one-year anniversary of his arrival in Canada after he fled the war in Ukraine in 2022. But with the celebration comes sadness, because he has been unable to continue his university education since getting here. “The reason why I’m still not at university is because it’s very expensive and I …
The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation estimates about 3,500 people gathered at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building on Saturday for a rally organized by the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation, calling for more public education money amid rising inflation and school enrollment. Parents like Rosthern’s Trina Miller, whose daughter required extensive support at school because of severe developmental delays and …
Quebec’s education minister has formalized a promise to ban prayer rooms and other religious practices in the province’s public schools. Bernard Drainville issued a directive late Wednesday saying schools must ensure that none of their spaces are used “in fact and in appearance, for the purposes of religious practices such as open prayers or other …
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Do you want to take your accounting and finance career globally? Becoming a member of CPA Australia in the Philippines could be your ticket to making a big impact on the world stage. After living and working in Singapore for 12 years, in early 2022 Sherry Lou Pena CPA (Aust.) returned to the Philippines and …
