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In open letter to the Premier, APPLE BC says education promise is 'totally unrealistic'

Advocacy group APPLE BC outlines exactly what the Premier committed to when he said that all Grade 4 students in BC will be reading and writing at a Grade 4 level within the next 5 years

To advance aboriginal education, first develop understanding among teachers

Professor says good initiatives are underway, but progress depends on teacher education

Cage match: Full day kindergarten versus the alternative

Full day kindergarten goes head to head with the alternative: half a day spent with parents or in daycare.

When did education become a race?

A Kelowna teacher argues that early full day kindergarten is a developmental mistake, especially for boys.

Teachers gear up for full day kindergarten

The theme of full day kindergarten: more play, fewer worksheets...

Report calls for First Nations control of First Nations education

Winnipeg (MB) – This month, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo and First Nations Chiefs and delegates from across Canada confirmed a new comprehensive plan to...

Independent centre aims to fill service gaps for those with special needs

The Down Syndrome Research Foundation's newly re-branded "Centre for Specialized Learning" all started with a physiotherapist who became frustrated when she sent a boy with Down Syndrome to get his ey

School's out for summer...except in schools with a "balanced calendar"

Some students are still in school these hot July days - but are they really that unlucky?

Working memory key predictor for a student's educational success, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology finds

New research suggests that measuring a child's IQ is not the best way to predict future school success.

School Speech-Language Pathologists: more than lip service

Outside the window are the sights of school dismissal: a 6-year-old girl walks by with the flap of her Dora back-pack hanging open; boys crowd around a hand-held video game and speak animatedly in...