Education

Education

English school boards see 86 per cent of positions acclaimed

—  28 September

Only nine of the 104 positions in the province of Quebec will go to the polls for the Nov. 1 school board elections. The remaining chairperson and commissioner seats were re-elected by acclamation, with the exception of five chairman positions which…

Teachers are exhausted, rep says

Earlier this week the provincial government introduced financial incentives to attract newly retired teachers to the education network to help address staff shortages. According…

ETSB last meeting before school board elections

The Eastern Townships School Board council of commissioners met Tuesday evening via zoom for a final meeting before the start of the…

School board elections set up to fail, chairman says

As if balancing the start of the school year on the edge of a knife weren’t enough to contend with, the Eastern Townships School…

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Townships parents ponder homeschooling options

—  25 August

The world of education has been on something of a roller-coaster ride this year as decisions…

Quarantine plans set for international students at Stanstead College

—  16 August

  With half of its students coming from outside of Canada, Stanstead College is imposing…

Bus drivers feel they’re a forgotten part of the school­ ­system

—  16 August

  School bus drivers are worried about how the novel coronavirus is being dealt with…

Masks play larger role in Quebec’s ­return-to-school plan

—  10 August

The provincial government ditched its previously stated plan to institute a six-person bubble…

Dr. Heather Smith named Bishop’s University 2020 Jarislowsky Visiting Scholar

—  2 July

Bishop’s University has selected Dr. Heather Smith from the University of Northern British…

No in-person convocation for Bishop’s this year

—  1 July

Although the school had previously announced a tentative plan to hold a modified convocation…