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Alberta’s education minister to press forward with developing new social studies curriculum

Breadcrumb Trail Links Politics Local News Published Jul 25, 2023  •  Last updated 2 days ago  •  4 minute read A mandate letter to Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides was released on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Photo by Azin Ghaffari /Postmedia, file Article content After a UCP election campaign that saw little to no talk of K-12 …

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Aki Kikinomakaywin’s ‘learning on the land’ camp in Thunder Bay gets Indigenous youth excited about science

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 …

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Sheridan College summer classes blend education with recreation | Local News

SHERIDAN — Sheridan College’s summer community classes are giving students — and instructors — the opportunity to explore and enjoy interests in an educational, low-pressure environment. This year, the college is offering numerous courses to the public, including a mountain biking class and a golf class. The courses began June 12 and ran for eight …

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Many students will be ‘losing out of a high school education’ if Ontario proceeds with the apprenticeship plan: People for Education

An education advocacy group is speaking out against the province’s proposed plan to allow Grade 11 students to leave high school to join an apprenticeship program full time. Earlier this year, the province announced that it intends to permit students to drop out of their final two years of high school to pursue an apprenticeship …

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Sask. government pledges $40M top-up for education budget

A month after Premier Scott Moe said more money was on the way for school divisions, Saskatchewan’s education minister announced a $40 million top-up. Dustin Duncan shared the news during a media conference in Saskatoon at Bishop Filevich Ukrainian Bilingual School. “The government of Saskatchewan has funded enrollment increases in the past and I want …

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Harrow mom says ‘hopeless’ the school system is failing to accommodate her son

A Harrow mom is speaking out for what she says is the public school board’s failure to handle her seven-year-old son’s education and medical needs. Jessica McCoy says Harrow Public School limited her son’s access to class time and hasn’t accommodated his health concerns in a timely manner. McCoy’s issues with the school went back …

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