Alberta changes graduation requirements for high school students
Alberta is changing high school graduation requirements, and students will soon be able to graduate with fewer math, science and humanities courses.
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Friday, November 13 · 40 stories this morningLord Selkirk School Division: union cries foul over simmering labour dispute with Lord Selkirk School Division
A union cries foul over a simmering labour dispute with Lord Selkirk School Division.
Report of children confined in locker at Quebec school draws education minister's condemnation
Four staff are suspended and police investigate after employees allegedly shut children in a locker at a Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles school.
LCCVI students held at school as OPP investigated weapons sighting
The Independent reports that LCCVI students were held at school while OPP investigated a weapons sighting.
‘How does space smell?’ Halifax students connect with Canadian astronaut aboard ISS
High school students in Halifax chat with Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk directly from the International Space Station.
Ontario's new $60M digital learning platform includes decades-old, 'offensive' material, teachers warn
Teachers warn Ontario's new $60M provincewide digital learning platform contains decades-old material; Nelson Education says it removed one lesson with outdated references to Indigenous Peoples.
St. Hubert students explore agriculture through Good in Every Grain's Grains on the Go Trailer
The Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board says St. Hubert School students explore agriculture through Grain Farmers of Ontario's interactive Grains on the Go Trailer.
St. John Chrysostom CES remembers those who served
St. John Chrysostom Catholic Elementary School in Newmarket showcases its Remembrance Day activities to the Ministry of Education's digital media team.
COVID-19 : les écoles francophones de l’Ontario plus visées par des ordres de fermeture
A study in a Royal Society of Canada report finds Ontario's francophone schools received more individual closure orders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
15 au 21 novembre : Semaine de la sensibilisation à l'intimidation et de la prévention
The Conseil scolaire de district catholique Franco-Nord marks Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week from Nov. 15 to 21.