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Global NewsForeign student enrolment down 45 per cent: Universities Canada
A group representing nearly 100 of Canada's universities is warning of declining enrolment and revenue as Ottawa's crackdown on foreign students takes hold. As Mackenzie Gray reports, universities say the impacts are much worse than they had initially feared.
- CBC
Halifax school pulls teacher from retirement to fill slot in French immersion stream
A Halifax parent is disappointed her daughter's junior high wasn't more upfront about a teacher shortage at the school that was so dire it led a retired teacher back into the classroom.Caitlin Keylor's daughter is enrolled in French immersion at Fairview Junior High School. She said she and other parents were told on Aug. 30 that teachers would be contacting them a few days before the school year's start on Thursday, Sept. 5. Keylor said she never heard from teachers and when she logged into the
- Hilton Head Island Packet
Beaufort County teacher sues parents for defamation. They said she ‘groomed’ students
A Beaufort County teacher accused several parents and community members of labeling her a “groomer” on social media and podcasts after she distributed a student survey asking for preferred pronouns.
- CBC
2 Moncton schools add extra security to prevent people from sleeping in doorways
Two Moncton schools will now have 12-hour security to address people seeking shelter in the doorways of the buildings. A recent letter sent to families of Harrison Trimble High School and Edith Cavell, a K-5 school, said the district had become aware of social media posts showing "vulnerable members of our community seeking shelter in the doorways of our schools.""We understand that this may have raised some concerns, and we want to assure you that we are addressing the situation with care and c
- LA Times
Apology letters. Suspensions. After protest citations, students face campus consequences
Months after police cleared pro-Palestinian encampments at universities, students are only just beginning to face consequences for violating campus rules.
- State College Centre Daily Times
Letters: Every vote matters this November; Stop Project 2025 and its enablers
“People who are considering voting for Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, who helped Donald Trump win the 2016 election by diverting votes from Hilary Clinton, should seriously consider how their vote might affect the 2024 election,” a State College resident writes.
- NY Daily News
Man indicted for burning Israeli flag at Columbia University pro-Palestinian protest
A pro-Palestinian protester busted inside Hamilton Hall was indicted for burning an Israeli flag during an earlier incident at Columbia University, the Manhattan District Attorney announced Monday. James Carlson, 40, was attending a demonstration on April 20 when a Jewish student had his Israeli flag stolen by another protester, prosecutors said. Carlson was not affiliated with Columbia. ...
- The Olympian
Olympia school board member ‘uncomfortable’ working with peers after rift at retreat
The retreat happened Aug. 10 in Shelton.
- The Conversation Canada
For successful school phone bans, school administrators and parents need to support teachers
It simply cannot be left up to individual teachers to enforce cellphone restrictions in schools without significant support from school administrators and work to bring parents on board.
- KMGH - Denver Scripps
9.7.24 Colorado Teacher of the Year Finalists 9AM News
2024 Colorado Teacher of the Year Finalist announcement on Sept 7, 2024. Janet Damon: Delta High School, Tera Johnson-Swartz: STEM School, Amy Okimoto: Summit Elementary, and Wanda Vasquez-Garcia: Escuela Bilingue Pioneer.
- CBC
Quebec premier pushes for plan to improve manners, discipline in schools
Premier François Legault says he agrees with his party's youth wing that there needs to be more respect, discipline and better manners in schools.At the annual convention for the Commission de la relève de la Coalition avenir Québec (CRCAQ) in Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., on Saturday, some 150 delegates adopted several motions aimed at creating what's being called a "culture of civility" in schools. Now, Legault is asking Education Minister Bernard Drainville to table a plan to make it happen. Among t
- HuffPost
My Daughter Was Exhibiting Concerning Behaviors At School. No One Knew Why — Until Her Teacher Shared An Unexpected Observation.
“‘I think there’s something going on with Ella,’ she said gently. My stomach dropped, as I’d had my own suspicions for years.”
- Futurism
Trump Loses $4 Billion as Truth Social Stock Crashes
Billion Dollar Wipeout The value of former president Donald Trump's Truth Social meme stock has cratered. The drop has wiped out a whopping $4 billion in value of Trump's enormous 114.75 million share stake, leaving a sizable hole in his net worth. Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group hit an all-time low last week, […]
- The Daily Beast
Reporter: What I Learned When Trump Let Me Inspect His Ear
Donald Trump’s ear that was injured in July’s assassination attempt appears to be just fine after all—at least according to a reporter who had an unusually intimate encounter with it.New York Magazine reported Monday that, in a sit-down interview at Mar-a-Lago, the journalist Olivia Nuzzi got a very detailed look at Trump’s right ear—the one he infamously bandaged up for the RNC—and declared that it appeared to be “normal” and “fine.” “An ear had never appeared to have gone through less,” wrote
- Elle
Jennifer Lopez Wears Semi-Sheer Tiered Nude Dress to TIFF Party
Jennifer Lopez attended the Road to the Golden Globes Party at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival in tiered asymmetrical skirt by Chloé.
- Deadline
Donald Trump Hit With White Stripes Lawsuit, As Promised — Update
UPDATE, 1:08 PM: “This machine sues fascists.” Jack White said he was going to take Donald Trump to court for using his music, and today, with a tribute to the late great Woody Guthrie, he has. In a jury trial seeking complaint filed Monday in federal court in New York, the musician and his White …
- The Independent
Kimberly Guilfoyle forced to ask audience to clap as awkward speech falls flat
‘We are ready, we are willing, and we are able to spark a new era of American exceptionalism,’ Donald Trump Jr’s fiancée says to sparse applause
- People
Kate Middleton Reveals She Has Finished Chemo, Says the 'Last 9 Months Have Been Incredibly Tough'
"Life as you know it can change in an instant and we have had to find a way to navigate the stormy waters and road unknown," the Princess of Wales says
- People
Donald Trump's Great-Nephew William, 25, Is Nonverbal and Uses a Wheelchair. Here's What William's Dad Wants You to Know
"William is the most courageous and inspirational person I've met," Fred Trump III tells PEOPLE of his son, after recently alleging that Donald said severely disabled people "should just die"
- The Daily Beast
French Rape Monster Whines That HIS Life Has Been Ruined by Arrest
A husband accused in France of drugging his wife and inviting dozens of strangers to rape her has complained that HIS life has been ruined by the trial.Dominique Pelicot, 71, blamed his wife, Gisele, because she refused to go along with his “swinging” demands, a court in Avignon was told.Prison psychologist Marianne Douteau said Pelicot, a retired electrician, believed his marriage would have continued if he hadn’t been caught out after drugging his spouse and subjecting her to sex with other me