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Make Reconciliation With Aboriginal Peoples a High Priority: Sinclair
The head of a six-year study of Canada’s residential schools legacy used the closing ceremony to urge a high and urgent priority on reconciliation efforts.
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Canada’s Student Loan Process Too Complex, Report Finds
A new report says student loan systems in Canada are overly complex and lack transparency.
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Academics Protest High Salaries of University Administrators
A professor at Dalhousie University is calling attention to the high salaries earned by university administrators in Canada, while many institutions are undergoing cuts to services and staff.
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New Toronto Confucius Institute Raises Concerns
Michael Lewis was riding in a friend’s car around Toronto’s Don Mills Road and Sheppard Ave. when he noticed a sign welcoming a Confucius Institute to a nearby school in September. A parent with a child in the public school system, Lewis became interested to learn what exactly a Confucius Institute (CI) is, so he used his smartphone to look it up.
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Overwhelmed Canadian Teachers May Be Quitting in Droves
Nearly half of all new teachers in Canada are leaving the profession after five years, says an expert.
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Ontario Elementary School Teachers Begin One-Day Rotating Strikes
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario will begin province-wide one-day rotating strikes to protest Bill 115.
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‘No-Zero’ Grading a Fad That Doesn’t Work, says Teacher
The policy against handing out zeroes for missed assignments in schools needs a through review, says a new report.
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Make Reconciliation With Aboriginal Peoples a High Priority: Sinclair
The head of a six-year study of Canada’s residential schools legacy used the closing ceremony to urge a high and urgent priority on reconciliation efforts.
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Canada’s Student Loan Process Too Complex, Report Finds
A new report says student loan systems in Canada are overly complex and lack transparency.
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Academics Protest High Salaries of University Administrators
A professor at Dalhousie University is calling attention to the high salaries earned by university administrators in Canada, while many institutions are undergoing cuts to services and staff.
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New Toronto Confucius Institute Raises Concerns
Michael Lewis was riding in a friend’s car around Toronto’s Don Mills Road and Sheppard Ave. when he noticed a sign welcoming a Confucius Institute to a nearby school in September. A parent with a child in the public school system, Lewis became interested to learn what exactly a Confucius Institute (CI) is, so he used his smartphone to look it up.
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Overwhelmed Canadian Teachers May Be Quitting in Droves
Nearly half of all new teachers in Canada are leaving the profession after five years, says an expert.
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Ontario Elementary School Teachers Begin One-Day Rotating Strikes
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario will begin province-wide one-day rotating strikes to protest Bill 115.
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‘No-Zero’ Grading a Fad That Doesn’t Work, says Teacher
The policy against handing out zeroes for missed assignments in schools needs a through review, says a new report.
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