Daily Archives: December 3, 2008

Better at keeping Smaller Class Size?

Posted on December 3, 2008 by admin

A short and sweet media release from the Government of Ontario celebrates the achievement this year of 100% of primary (K-gr.3) having 23 or fewer students, especially considering five years ago that: One-quarter of primary classes in 2003 had 25 or … Continue reading →

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Global Citizenship Conference-January’09

Posted on December 3, 2008 by admin

‘Integrating Global Citizenship Into Alberta’s Secondary Curricula’ is the name of the conference being hosted by the Alberta Teacher’s Association along with the John Humphrey Centre and the Society for Safe and Caring Schools, January 28, 2009, at Barnett House. … Continue reading →

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Lessons Drawn from BC School Districts

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Kirsten Ng

Across Canada, there exists a large gap between Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal student performance in most schools. But according to a study from C.D. Howe Institute, an independent economic and social policy research institution, Aboriginal students perform remarkably well in some school districts in … Continue reading →

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