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The push for school choice in Nebraska is pitting lawmakers against their constituents
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers are set for the first time to pass a bill that would block the public from voting on a ballot measure initiated by citizens of the state, setting up what could be...
Apr 16, 2024
Students benefit from filing a tax return even if they don't make a lot of money
Lower income doesn't mean lower priority when it comes to filing a tax return. Students in particular might skip filing a return if they earned little to no income last year, or are swamped with assig...
Apr 16, 2024
Moe optimistic as contract talks between teachers, government resume
As both sides return to the negotiating table, Premier Scott Moe said he feels confident that a deal will be struck this time around between the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and the Government-Tr...
Apr 16, 2024
Tennessee schools would have to out transgender students to parents under bill heading to governor
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee would join the ranks of states where public school employees have to out transgender students to their parents under a bill advancing in the Republican-supermajority ...
Apr 15, 2024
Saskatchewan sexual assault organizations look to libraries months after school ban
REGINA - Saskatoon mother Tamara Hinz says her two kids have watched the same puppet show that thousands of other Saskatchewan children have seen over the last 17 years. The "I'm the Boss of Me" prese...
Apr 13, 2024
University of B.C. to add 778 technology seats with $21 million from province
UBC - The University of British Columbia will add 778 more student spaces for technology-related programs over the next six years through a $23-million investment from the provincial government. The u...
Apr 12, 2024
Provincial government optimistic talks with teachers next week could lead to deal
The Saskatchewan government decided to end the week with the good news that bargaining will soon resume with teachers. A week after the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) announced it was impleme...
Apr 12, 2024
Saskatchewan teachers to go back into bargaining with province following dispute
REGINA - Saskatchewan teachers are returning to the bargaining table and ending job action that had threatened to upend extracurricular activities, including graduation ceremonies. The Saskatchewan Te...
Apr 12, 2024
Nova Scotia Teachers Union will focus on deal after overwhelming strike mandate
HALIFAX - The overwhelming strike mandate that unionized public school teachers in Nova Scotia gave themselves this week is a signal to the provincial government that it needs to get serious at the ba...
Apr 12, 2024
Alberta dismisses fears federal funding veto bill would put chill on academic freedom
EDMONTON - Alberta's advanced education minister is rejecting concerns her government's proposed gatekeeping law would lead to political interference and jeopardize $500 million of federal funding for...
Apr 11, 2024
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