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UBC professors taking school to court over 'political' actions by administration
VANCOUVER - A group of professors and a graduate student are taking the University of British Columbia to court to stop the school from engaging in "political activity," which they claim limits academ...
Apr 07, 2025
Historic expansion for SIIT aviation maintenance facility set to begin
A "historic" investment into the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies' (SIIT) aerospace training program has led to a major expansion of the aviation maintenance engineering facility in Saska...
Apr 06, 2025 From left, Boeing Canada president Al Meinzinger, Saskatchewan Minister of Advanced Education Ken Chevyldayoff, Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) board member Crystal Okemow, Saskatoon Airport Authority vice-president of operations Shaun Grinde, and SIIT president and CEO Riel Bellegarde break ground at the site of the aviation maintenance engineering facility expansion in Saskatoon. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to cut teacher-training money, for now
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration's plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money as part of its anti-DEI efforts, while a lawsuit ...
Apr 04, 2025
Sask. to end Grade 12 provincial exams as new assessment program developed
Provincial exams for Grade 12 students will soon be a thing of the past in Saskatchewan, as the provincial government works to develop its new student assessment program. According to the Ministry of ...
Apr 04, 2025 According to the Ministry of Education, Saskatchewan is the only province where some students are required to write the provincial exams in certain subjects, while others are not. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Brown University to see half a billion in federal funding halted by Trump administration
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown University, adding to a list of Ivy League colleges that have h...
Apr 03, 2025
Court of Appeal sides with English school boards over Quebec government reforms
MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal upheld a lower court ruling on Thursday that found a provincial law abolishing school boards violates English-language minority education rights. The Quebec English...
Apr 03, 2025
Lawsuit dropped against Quebec teacher, school board over student art posted online
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area school board says it is no longer being targeted by a nearly $1.6-million lawsuit that had alleged student artwork was being sold online by a teacher without their knowledge...
Apr 03, 2025
Ousted Greater Victoria school trustees take B.C. to court over firing
Nine Greater Victoria school trustees fired by the British Columbia government earlier this year have filed a court petition to get their jobs back. Education Minister Lisa Beare dismissed the entire ...
Apr 02, 2025
Democratic-backed Wisconsin state schools chief Jill Underly wins reelection over GOP-backed rival
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin voted Tuesday for Jill Underly to remain as the state's top education official during President Donald Trump's second term, choosing the Democratic-backed incumbent over...
Apr 01, 2025
Trump administration halts dozens of research grants at Princeton University
WASHIGNTON (AP) - The Trump administration has halted several dozen federal research grants at Princeton University, the Ivy League school said Tuesday. The university received notifications this week...
Apr 01, 2025
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