A handful of high school students got a glimpse of higher learning from Algoma University. “To commemorate and celebrate National Indigenous History Month, we wanted to have activities across all of our campuses,” said Paul Sayers, the manager of Indigenous community relations, training and development for Algoma University. “So this event is specifically geared towards …
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The General Contractors’ Association of Toronto (GCAT), for one, “strongly supports revitalizing the graduation requirement,” says Jim Vlahos, the associations’ executive director. “The skilled trades offer in-demand, lucrative and rewarding careers and we believe the mandatory credit will expose students to opportunities they would not have known of otherwise. GCAT applauds the work this government …
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Any time I can use a book to start a math unit, I’m all about it! When it comes to teaching fractions, it’s no different. I always find that using books is a great way to introduce new math topics. Also, connecting math to literacy can help boost confidence for those kiddos who love books …
The Ontario government said Tuesday it is introducing a number of new measures to boost lagging police recruitment numbers, including eliminating a post-secondary education requirement to be hired as an officer and covering the costs of mandatory training. “We need more police officers on our streets, more boots on the ground,” Premier Doug Ford said …
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