Education in the news
- 13-year-old girl charged: school bullying
- Charter schools push New York public schools to market their services
- Keeping schools open requires cooperation between city and school board: Column Edmonton Journal
- Vending machine selling water sparks debate in Toronto school
- Medicine Hat Public considers installing security cameras in schools
- Medicine Hat Public runs 16th telethon to raise money for school equipment activities (PDF–61K)
- Rhode Island school board fires staff at school where students are failing
- School key to neighborhood revitalization
- Edmonton Public uses round table discussions to get input about possible school closure
- Safety procedures effective Calgary school hostage taking
- More British men applying to be teachers
- Fit kids get better grades
- Choosing name for school sparks controversy
- Dueling perspectives on approach to aboriginal education sparks debate
- Holy Spirit Board short $2million without government funding for teachers salaries
- Sports coach in Grande Prairie faces charges of sexual assault
- Alberta Education cuts 35 staff – ATA looks for change in provincial testing
- Medicine Hat districts’ full-time Kindergarten programs vulnerable in face of budget cuts
- Budgets tight for BC boards – but province to introduce full-day Kindergarten by 2011
- Keep counseling and special education in face of cuts community tells Wild Rose School Division
- Lethbridge Public short $4 million for next year (equals 15 teachers)
- Lapdance lesson: Calgary Herald Editorial
- Deal aims to tackle native dropout rate in Alberta
- Principal's sexual conduct betrayed sacred bond of trust
- Without government funding for teacher salary increase Grande Prairie Public short $2.25 million
- Winnipeg teachers suspended for lap dancing in front of students
- ATA recommends former principal lose teaching licence for student relationship
- Edmonton Catholic to introduce more testing for bus drivers over 70
- Former student says principal fathered her child
- Kudos to Aspen View for adapting to times: Editorial Athabasca Advocate
- How arbitration ruling may affect Horizon School Division
- Vice-principal’s sex assault charge dismissed
- Nine math test cheaters caught, more cases probed
- Read unprecedented access to ATA disciplinary hearing re inappropriate teacher/student relationship
- Boating accident reopens debate about safety of school trips
- Historical perspective on establishing the Northland School Division
- School boards held accountable for bullying Editorial Calgary Herald
- Zero increase in grants puts squeeze on Lethbridge area boards (PDF–99K)
- Edmonton Public asks parents where to cut to $30 million to balance budget
- More Canadian parents suing over bullying
- Edmonton Public asks parents how to save money
- Three boards in Medicine Hat on hook for $875,000: arbitration
- 5.99 per cent ruling costs Grande Prairie Public $400,000; Grande Prairie Catholic $223,000; Peace Wapiti: between $200,000 and $300,000
- Charges against vice-principal accused of sexual assault dismissed
- Teachers concerned about change in class size formula
- Ottawa mother sues school board after daughter bullied
- Students say parents key to school attendance
- Province to teach young Albertans about oilpatch
- Challenges facing Northland School Division
- Heather Welwood talks budget on Alberta Primetime Video
- Medicine Hat Public mulls asking community for special tax levy (PDF–74K)
- Educational town hall meeting a big hit (PDF–70K)
- Red Deer boards express relief with budget – concern about government funding for teacher salary increases
- Grande Prairie area boards say budget better than expected: key question how to fund salary increases
- British school bans Valentine’s Day cards: too much trauma
- Jasper students bring their ideas to top environmental conference
- Minister Hancock asks boards to raid reserves/run deficits to avoid cutting jobs
- Edmonton Public considers closing five schools
- How to fund teacher salary increases biggest question: ASBA President
- How to pay teacher salary increases “elephant in the room”: ASBA President
- Education spared in 2010-11 budget
- Tory MLA Pearl Calahasen takes Dave Hancock to task for disbanding Northland board
- Edmonton public wrestles with closing five schools
- Is there merit to "merit pay" for teachers with commentary from star Alberta teacher
- Trustee won't apologize for criticizing corporate board decision
- Proposed guidelines for monitoring development will categorize more Canadian kids as overweight
- Grande Prairie area boards look to reserves to cover salary increase – hope government antes up
- Alberta’s teachers union concerned about suspension sparked by video posted on Youtube
- Red Deer Public Chair Bill Steubing says provincial government assured boards they would fully fund the agreements: expects they will live by their commitment
- Tips for picking a school for your child
- Calgary Catholic moves on parent proposal to create workplace school – keeps school open
- $5 billion cut needed to right fiscal ship says U of C policy expert
- Rockyview student posts teacher’s rant on Youtube – sparks investigation
- ASBA calls on government to fund arbitrated settlement
- Funding needed to pay for arbitrator’s ruling: Column Calgary Sun
- Teachers get 5.99 per cent raise: how to pay the $23 million bill next question
- Arbitrator says teachers to get six per cent increase
- Citizen says workload keeps people from running for school trustee: add more trustees
- Minister tells Brooks Bulletin drastic cuts to education unlikely
- Rockyview board unhappy Grande Prairie Public has established partnership with Springbank private school
- CBE explores strategies to improve boys achievement
- Court rules Holy Spirit Catholic not negligent in student assault case
- Opposition MLAs call for investigation into Calgary-area private school joining Grande Prairie Public
- Spruce Grove student punched in hazing incident
- Three students who cheated exam stripped of marks
- Former superintendent of Northland School Division named official trustee
- Meet the team who will conduct Northland review
- Budget will set out future of ADLC – letter from Alberta Education
- Fort Assiniboine residents ask Woodlands County Council to provide funding to keep high school open -- Pembina Hills
- High school students travel between two campuses – for access to wider range of programs – Rockyview School Division
- Grande Prairie Public announces partnership with Calgary based private school
- Project that won ASBA’s Premier’s Award for School Board Excellence renamed Ralph Klein Centre
- Private school outside of Calgary becomes part of Grande Prairie Public School District
- “We’re not facing massive cuts”, says education minister Dave Hancock seems to hint at wage freeze for school employees
- Premier Stelmach suggests education and health will be spared major cuts Edmonton Sun
- Removing Northland board “ like taking the tires off of a car and expecting that car to run better"
- Police investigate reports students tried selling answers to Math 30 diploma exam
- Northland teachers share their perspectives on the issue
- Fort McKay First Nation says funding is part of Northland issue
- Dismissing board good call: Editorial Edmonton Journal
- Peace Wapiti tackles cyber bullying in policy
- Calgary Catholic launches online safety course
- Removing board won’t solve Northland problem – former trustee
- Poor student performance spurs minister to appoint official trustee to Northland School Division
- Calgary Catholic gauges parent interest in single-gender schools
- Minister disbands Northland School Division Board – appoints official trustee
- Ontario schools to ban junk food
- Budget crunch in BC may mean teacher layoffs and school closures
- Coalitions form to fight pending government cuts
- Arts curriculum under review – deadline for comment Jan. 31
- Grande Prairie Public makes money by hiring out district psychologists to other jurisdictions
- Edmonton Catholic reviews age policy after crash involving 81-year-old bus-driver
- Arbitrator awards BC teachers who had classes with more than 30 students and/or three special needs children up to nine days paid leave
- Manitoba govt. tells teachers not to dock marks for late assignments
- States ease standards on high school exit exams
- Premier Stelmach talks education (Video 7:14 minutes)
- Premier Stelmach talks education Part 2 (Video 1:39 minutes)