Tag: Education
Ontario investing $1.3B in colleges, universities: Is it enough?
The provincial government announced nearly $1.3 billion in new funding to help stabilize funding for Ontario’s colleges and universities.
Area teachers begin training on reading screening tool: ‘Game changer’
Teacher training begins this month at the region’s largest school board on a new screening system designed to identify pupils having difficulty reading.
Fanshawe College union bracing for fallout of international student cap
It’s too soon to know how the effects of a cap on the number of international students in Canada will affect jobs at Fanshawe College, says the president of a union that represents employees.
‘Big step’: Move to make Black history mandatory in Ontario schools applauded
The head of London’s Black History Coordinating Committee is applauding the province’s move to make Black history a mandatory part of the Canadian history curriculum in grades seven, eight and 10, but said the move is long overdue.
Fanshawe boss rips ‘sledgehammer’ approach to international student visas
Fanshawe College’s top boss called out the federal government for using “a sledgehammer” to deal with housing shortages and the increase in international students.
Racial slurs at school: Here’s where the Thames Valley board stands
In the face of a controversial new policy at the Toronto Catholic District school board banning all books with the n-word by non-Black authors, local school boards were asked if they will follow suit.
Potential return of police officers to schools draws trustee resistance
Don’t expect a halted program that puts police officers in London-area schools to make a quick comeback in the local public school system.
Special needs shortage: Educational assistant vacancy rates hit 30 per cent
It’s a critical shortage that some warn may lead to a student or staff member suffering a major injury in a London-area school.
New program opens college door for adult learners finishing high school
A new program hatched in the London-area is offering adult learners a chance to earn college credits and explore the ins and outs of post-secondary education while finishing high school.
For Brescia students, tears, shock and sadness at ‘end of an era’
It’s the end of an era at Brescia University College. Thursday, officials announced a full integration of the women’s university into Western University by spring, with the facilities to become focused on “underrepresented” students and those who need support upon arrival on campus. Our Beatrice Balleiro asked Brescia students what they thought: Third-year Mary Somerville, 19, […]