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NB education minister’s commitment to consultation on Policy 713 questioned – New Brunswick

New Brunswick education minister Bill Hogan said a review of a policy designed to protect LGBTQ2 youth in schools would include consultation with a variety of stakeholders, but some groups are wondering why they have yet to receive a call.

The review of Policy 713, which sets minimum inclusion standards for LGBTQ2 students in the province’s school system, was launched a month ago and Hogan told reporters on Wednesday that the results will be announced in two weeks. Speaking to reporters, Hogan said the province plans to include a variety of groups in consultations.

“We’re going to talk to our

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International Education Week events at the University of Iowa will help bridge cultures

Russ Ganim

Russ Ganim

For decades, the US Department of State has designated the third week in November to recognize the value of a global curriculum at the K-16 level.

International Education Week, Nov. 15-19, serves as a bridge between cultures, if not worlds. It offers all learners the chance to pursue their curiosity about the planet’s languages ​​and civilizations, while providing information about globally focused experiential learning opportunities at home and abroad.

Due to COVID-19, last year’s International Education Week activities at Iowa and elsewhere took place almost exclusively online. This fall, as we emerge from the pandemic, virtual will still

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Ukrainians that fled war to receive post-secondary education support in Sask.

Ukrainians that arrived in Saskatchewan after fleeing the war with Russia will now pay the same tuition rates as domestic students.

Saskatchewan has announced funding to ensure Ukrainian students who fled the war won’t have to pay the much higher international student fees.

Viktoriia Knyhnystska, who is graduating high school soon, said she was relieved to hear the news.

“It’s really good news for us because we came from war, not as tourists or something like that. We are very happy to hear that,” Knyhnystska said Thursday at a government news conference announcing the change.

International students pay $25,000 to

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Timmins news: Students learn about the trades during Catholic Education Week

In celebration of Catholic Education Week, officials at Ecole Louis-Rheaume are giving students opportunities to learn from others.

“They always say it takes a village to help a child grow; it also takes a village to teach our children,” said Karen Collins, principal of Ecole catholique Louis-Rheaume.

“With the high demand trades, it’s never too early to teach them or to, you know, expose them to different trades out there.”

Chad Tolonen, who owns Timmins Mechanical Solutions, visited the school to donate a remote control excavator and show them how it works.

“It’s a replica of a 48-tonne machine,” said

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Locust Street teachers reward businesses with pies for Partners in Education Week

Locust Street Expressive Arts Elementary School principal Julia Coggins, left, talks with Dianne Lynch, president of Stephens College on May 4, 2023. The women's college has been a Partner in Education with the nearby elementary school for 36 years.

Locust Street Expressive Arts Elementary School principal Julia Coggins, left, talks with Dianne Lynch, president of Stephens College on May 4, 2023. The women’s college has been a Partner in Education with the nearby elementary school for 36 years.

Locust Street Expressive Arts Elementary School teachers and principal after school on Thursday took a field trip to reward businesses and institutions that have supported the school by providing their personnel for school projects and in other ways.

It’s part of the Columbia Public Schools Partners in Education program and the district designated the week as Partners in Education Week. The

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Tentative agreements reached with thousands of NS educational support workers

Nova Scotia’s education minister says regional centers for education across the province and the French language school board have reached a tentative agreement with CUPE for educational support staff, staving off a possible strike by thousands of school support workers.

Minister Becky Druhan said in an interview with the CBC’s Information Morning on Wednesday that the next step is for CUPE members to see the deal and vote on it.

“We hope all along was that the parties would achieve a deal without disruption to learning, and folks at the table worked really hard on this,” he said.

The province

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The Walt Disney Company called Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

The Walt Disney Company is suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, according to a new federal filing.

Action News Jax is digging through that paperwork right now.

According to the New York Timesthe company claimed a “targeted campaign of government retaliation,” which it said stemmed from its criticism of a contentious state education law.

The suit states, “It is a clear violation of Disney’s federal constitutional rights—under the Contracts Clause, the Taking Clause, the Due Process Clause, and the First Amendment—for the State to inflict a concerted campaign of retaliation because the Company expressed an opinion with which the government

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Alabama Gov. replaced director of ECE over book

MONTGOMERY, Ala. –

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday announced she was replacing her director of early childhood education over the use of a teacher training book, written by a nationally recognized education group, that the Republican governor denounced as teaching “woke concepts” because of language about inclusion and structural racism.

Barbara Cooper was forced out as head of the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education after Ivey expressed concern over the distribution of the book to state-run pre-kindergartens.

Ivey spokesperson Gina Maiola identified the book as the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Developmentally Appropriate Practice

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