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New National School Food Program Announced
On Apr. 1, the federal government announced their plans for a National School Food Program with the hope of supplying meals to a target of 400,000 children across Canada.
ANALYSIS | Queen’s Medical Admissions: Chance or Choice?
Starting with the 2025 admissions cycle, Queen’s University’s MD program will adopt a lottery system that randomly selects qualified candidates for interviews in a bid to increase equitable access to the program.
BC's New Phone Ban
On Jan. 26, at the District Education Centre in Surrey, BC Premier David Eby announced the restriction of mobile phones in public schools “from bell to bell” across the province, along with two other social media measures to protect Canadian children.
Alarming Trends in Exclusion Discovered by BCEdAccess Exclusion Tracker
In 2022 – 2023, the Exclusion Tracker was released by the BCEdAccess Society, a charity that serves families of students with disabilities. The Exclusion Tracker has shown a staggering rise in these issues throughout the district by both teachers and students.
Useful and Fun French Learning Resources
Learning a second language requires constant exposure to it. In my experience, gradual absorption of material works better than forcing your brain to memorize grammar or vocabulary. Fortunately, with the advent of the Internet, there are vast numbers of resources available to learn languages, as French happens to be one of the most popular languages in the world to learn.
The Road to Canada for Aspiring International Students
The Vancouver School Board’s (“VSB”) international student program gives international students the opportunity to study abroad in, according to the VSB, “excellent schools offering courses in academics, fine arts, technology, languages, and athletics.”
EDITORIAL| Time to Take Media Literacy Education Seriously
It’s time we take media literacy seriously, as neglecting it threatens the foundation of Canadian democracy and fails the guidance offered in the School Act.
Indigenous-Focused Coursework New Requirement for BC Secondary Students
On March 4, BC’s Ministry of Education announced that all secondary school students in the province will be required to complete Indigenous-focused coursework in order to graduate.
OPINION: The VSB’s revisioning of the MACC is, for lack of a better word, disastrous.
The school board’s “revisioning” of the MACC would essentially break down the program and establish a completely new one, which they plan to call Gifted Enrichment Centres (GECs).
BC Delays Students’ Return from Winter Break
BC Minister of Education Jennifer Whiteside announced earlier today that most K-12 students across the province will be returning from Winter Break on January 10, a week later than scheduled.
New Grade 12 Literacy Assessment
The Grade 12 Literacy Assessment is a new, BC-wide, graduation requirement that will be first administered in the 2021-2022 school year.