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STF trades shots with minister, plans news conference on in-class violence
As the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation refuses to resume bargaining and plans more sanctions, the union is also trading shots with Saskatchewan's education minister on social media. The union has sa...
Feb 21, 2024
Georgia Senate considers controls on school libraries and criminal charges for librarians
ATLANTA (AP) - A proposal that would require school libraries to notify parents of every book their child checks out was advanced by Georgia senators Tuesday, while a proposal to subject school librar...
Feb 20, 2024
Utah school board member censured over transgender comments is seeking reelection
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah State Board of Education member who is facing pressure from top state leaders to resign after lawmakers say she bullied a student on social media has instead announced tha...
Feb 20, 2024
Lisa Beare fills B.C. portfolio vacated by Selina Robinson, who quit over Gaza remark
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby has announced a mini cabinet reshuffle and named a new post-secondary education minister to replace Selina Robinson, who recently resigned over comments a...
Feb 20, 2024
New Brunswick child and youth advocate suggests schools be cellphone-free zones
FREDERICTON - Parent and teacher groups in New Brunswick welcomed the child and youth advocate's recent suggestion that the province ban cellphones from schools because of their effect on students' me...
Feb 20, 2024
Ontario legislature resumes, omnibus bill to contain urban boundary changes
TORONTO - Ontario's Progressive Conservative government introduced an omnibus bill Tuesday titled the Get It Done Act, borrowing from their 2022 election slogan, but opposition parties said the legisl...
Feb 20, 2024
‘No austerity,’ despite bigger deficit due to spending on Quebec teachers: Legault
MONTREAL - Premier Franois Legault said Sunday the ramp-up in spending on education pledged by his government will go a long way to supporting Quebec's teachers and students - and prompt a bigger budg...
Feb 18, 2024
Texas ban on university diversity efforts provides a glimpse of the future across GOP-led states
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The dim lighting and vacant offices were the first clues. Other changes struck Nina Washington, a senior at the University of Texas, when she returned to her favorite study spot f...
Feb 16, 2024
STF says it turned down invitation to resume bargaining as teacher strikes resume
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation says it has turned down an invitation from the provincial government to resume negotiations. Talks between the groups broke down this week after two days of plann...
Feb 16, 2024
Parent supports Sask. teachers despite difficulties during strikes
Schools across the province are going without lunch-hour supervision on Friday after negotiations between the government and Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation stalled this week. Teachers are also resu...
Feb 16, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, August 7
Guest host Tamara Cherry talks Trump's 35 per cent tariffs, drug price pressure from the U.S., doctors prescribing outdo...