The Ontario government is introducing new standardized rules about the use of cellphones in the classroom, but some teachers say the ban ignores that the devices have become a valuable research tool and that it's an opportunity to teach kids about self-regulation.
Maggie Long has been the only person in her grade at St. Mark's School in King's Cove since Grade 3. (Troy Turner/CBC)St. Mark's School in King's Cove, a tiny town of 90 people on Newfoundland's Bonivista Peninsula, has been Maggie Long's second home most of her life.It's where she entered kindergarten, and where she will graduate from Grade 12 next month.It's at St. Mark's where she learned how to read, went over her multiplication tables and learned the basics of outer space and history. But m
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review an appeal from a group of parents who claimed their suburban Washington-area school district was hiding transgender support plans involving their children.
Students and administrators at Ontario Tech University in Oshawa say they have reached an agreement to end a pro-Palestinian encampment demonstrating against Israel's military campaign in Gaza.According to a copy of the agreement circulated to students, the deal was signed Monday and includes a number of commitments from the school if the encampment is taken down within 24 hours.Administrators say the university will publicly post a report this fall outlining all of its investments and financial
Scores of graduating students staged a walkout from Yale University's commencement exercises on Monday, protesting the Israeli war in Gaza, Yale's financial ties to weapons makers and its response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations on the Ivy League campus. The walkout began as Yale President Peter Salovey started to announce the traditional college-by-college presentation of candidates for degrees on the grounds of Yale's Old Campus, filled with thousands of graduates in their caps and gowns.
Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU) school of medicine is partnering with Headwaters Health Care Centre (HHCC) as one of its newest clinical affiliates. TMU is working to bring a community-driven approach to its medical education. The partnership will help support the advancement of medical education and training in the region while also furthering new innovations, collaborations and community engagement. Dufferin-Caledon MPP Sylvia Jones said that she is happy this partnership has been form
More people moving to the Treasure Valley has not translated to increased student enrollment, forcing districts to consider closing schools.
Protesters relocated their days-old encampment — including tents and sleeping bags — to the entrance of the university to be closer to striking academic workers.
Los Angeles private schools — and some public — have spent tens of thousands of dollars on prom venues, from the Petersen Automotive Museum to Hollywood clubs. Don't forget the after-party.
From sock hops and bell bottoms to low-rise jeans and TikTok dance challenges, each generation has many characteristics and trends that set it apart from the next.
School choice has become a touch point this election cycle as groups have thrown hundreds of thousands of dollars into the races.
Yahushua Robinson was an energetic boy who jumped and danced his way through life. Then, a physical education teacher instructed the 12-year-old to run outside on a day when the temperature climbed to 107 degrees.
The Supreme Court ruling ended the “separate but equal” doctrine, but 70 years later school segregation is growing in major cities.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia students struggling to figure out how to pay for college in one of the nation's poorest states after the botched rollout of a new federal student aid application could get help under a bill headed to Gov. Jim Justice. State lawmakers approved $83 million for higher education — including $51 million for grants to help students pay tuition — during a special session that ended Tuesday. The state's colleges and universities have seen a 26% reduction in applica
In a carpentry workshop at a private school near Maskwacis, Alta., Kascey Crier puts the finishing touches on a black skateboard she has built herself.The words "Skateboarding is not a crime" are spelled out in block letters across the bottom of the board."It's probably the first year I'm actually excited about school," Crier, 16, said in an interview last week. "There's a reason for it now."Carpentry is helping Crier and other high school students carve out new paths for themselves at Mamawi At
Police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing Dartmouth College graduate student who has not been seen in days, according to police.
Graduate students at the University of California, Santa Cruz walked off their jobs and went on strike Monday, the first campus to do so as part of a systemwide protest against a public university they say has violated the speech rights of pro-Palestinian advocates. United Auto Workers Local 4811 represents 48,000 graduate students who work as teaching assistants, tutors, researchers and other academic employees on the 10-campus UC system. Organizers said the campuses will not strike all at once, opting instead for rolling strikes, to protest the arrests and forcible ejection by police of union members who participated in demonstrations calling for an end to the war in Gaza.
Police and the school say all children are out of the building and safe.
Students enrolled in Prof. Daniel Nathanson's business class at UCLA do not take tests or pore over books. Instead, Nathanson has help from an AI tool to enhance interaction in his classroom. The tool gets students through real-life business scenarios in small groups, offers individualized quizzes, and leads group discussions on big business concepts.
Drexel University in Philadelphia threatened to clear an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters on Monday as arrests linked to campus demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war surpassed the 3,000 mark nationwide. Drexel President John Fry said the encampment had disrupted campus life and “cannot be allowed to remain in place.”
The "nightmare situation" reportedly “confirmed their worst fears.”
