6 d. ago Grandmother, 82, attending U of T to complete undergraduate degree

Marion Gommerman returns to class as a student a year after participating in the school's Intergenerational Classroom course.

Other

1 week ago ‘We’re just so excited’: Winnipeg schools welcome students back to class

As students across Winnipeg return to classrooms this week, educators say they want to make schools a place kids want to be — not a chore.

Society

2 w. ago Education minister blasts Alberta Teachers' Association as contract talks reach stalemate

Union points to low per-student funding in Alberta, growing class sizes and a lack of supports for students with complex needs as major issues

Politics

3 w. ago Students face new cellphone restrictions in 17 states as school year begins

Jamel Bishop is seeing a big change in his classrooms as he begins his senior year at Doss High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where cellphones are now banned during instructional time. In previous years, students often weren’t paying attention and wasted class time by repeating questions, the teenager said. Now, teachers can provide “more one-on-one […]

Society

3 w. ago Alberta parents prepare for potential job action by province’s teachers

As students get ready to go back to class this fall, their parents are busy preparing alternate learning plans in case teachers go on strike in October.

Other

3 w. ago School start remains uncertain with teacher bargaining about to resume

Contract talks will start up again a week before students are supposed to be back in class

Society