Quebec has taken some steps to address its chronic teachers shortage, but sources say they do not get at the heart of the problem
Tag: education
Posted inCommentary
Canadian schools need to get serious about cellphone bans
Canadian students’ declining academic performance should be cause for alarm. Stronger cellphone bans would address a key cause
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Quebec reaches tentative deal with public workers
An alliance of unions representing 420,000 public workers said an agreement in principle has been reached with the Quebec government
Posted inCommentary
Letter to the Editor regarding schools’ anti-bullying practices
My daughter’s school was all talk and no action when my child was being bullied
Posted inProfessional
School boards across Canada fight for their survival
Many provinces have abolished school boards — or tried to. But finding a better alternative that ensures locals are heard has proved challenging
Posted inCommunity
Shots fired at two Jewish schools in Canada, no injuries
Shots were fired at two Jewish schools overnight in Montreal, but no one was injured, police said Thursday as tensions over the Israel-Hamas war rose
Posted inProfessional
Do teachers have a Charter right to privacy at work?
Supreme Court considers whether teachers have a constitutional right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure at work
Posted inProfessional
What’s stopping restorative justice from working in schools?
Parents say one Toronto school’s promise to offer restorative justice practices hasn’t reduced bullying after years of violent incidents
Posted inFamily
Protests against sex ed classes in Belgian schools
Dozens of demonstrators took to the streets of Brussels on Saturday to protest sex education courses in schools
Posted inFamily
Protesters, counter-protesters take up positions at Queen’s Park
The noisy, raucous protests made it hard to hear. But in at least one little cluster of protesters a thoughtful conversation broke out