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Tag Archives: Education
Alberta moves to restrict public boards' power to police trustees, councilors
EDMONTON - The Alberta United Conservative government introduced two bills Tuesday to reduce the self-policing powers of elected public school boards and municipal councils. One bill, if passed, would...
Apr 08, 2025
UBC professors taking school to court over 'political' actions by administration
VANCOUVER - A group of professors and a graduate student are taking the University of British Columbia to court to stop the school from engaging in "political activity," which they claim limits academ...
Apr 07, 2025
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to cut teacher-training money, for now
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration's plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money as part of its anti-DEI efforts, while a lawsuit ...
Apr 04, 2025
Brown University to see half a billion in federal funding halted by Trump administration
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown University, adding to a list of Ivy League colleges that have h...
Apr 03, 2025
Court of Appeal sides with English school boards over Quebec government reforms
MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal upheld a lower court ruling on Thursday that found a provincial law abolishing school boards violates English-language minority education rights. The Quebec English...
Apr 03, 2025
Lawsuit dropped against Quebec teacher, school board over student art posted online
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area school board says it is no longer being targeted by a nearly $1.6-million lawsuit that had alleged student artwork was being sold online by a teacher without their knowledge...
Apr 03, 2025
Ousted Greater Victoria school trustees take B.C. to court over firing
Nine Greater Victoria school trustees fired by the British Columbia government earlier this year have filed a court petition to get their jobs back. Education Minister Lisa Beare dismissed the entire ...
Apr 02, 2025
Democratic-backed Wisconsin state schools chief Jill Underly wins reelection over GOP-backed rival
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin voted Tuesday for Jill Underly to remain as the state's top education official during President Donald Trump's second term, choosing the Democratic-backed incumbent over...
Apr 01, 2025
Trump administration halts dozens of research grants at Princeton University
WASHIGNTON (AP) - The Trump administration has halted several dozen federal research grants at Princeton University, the Ivy League school said Tuesday. The university received notifications this week...
Apr 01, 2025
Program helps nervous Regina students prepare for move to new school
Two groups of kids in Regina got to meet some of their new classmates this week as they get ready to move to a new school. Regina's Imperial School and McDermid School will both be closing their doors...
Mar 31, 2025 Students taking part in a group activity on the last day of Tim Hortons Foundation Camp program. (Roman Hayter/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: Volunteers are the beating heart of Saskatchewan
There are so many people who step up for organizations in our province, creating events and moments that wouldn't happen...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 19
**WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - After four months, the U.S. and Iran seemed closer than ever to an agreement, an M...