Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nearly a million Ontario children will have access to school meals this year, the federal government says. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that Ontario has signed onto its National School Food Program, becoming the third province to do so. Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as Manitoba,…
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} The Boys & Girls Club of Watertown has announced in a notice sent to parents changes to its membership fee structure for 2025, effective from the next enrollment period. The increase would be the first increase in eight years for the club. According to the notice, the fee increase is necessitated…
Elon Musk’s pre-kindergarten Montessori school in Texas can now open its doors. The school, which has been in the works since last year, received its initial permit from the Texas childcare regulator on Thursday, according to the agency, paving the way for Elon Musk to start building out ambitious, STEM-focused education plans that could eventually…
Trump to tap McMahon for education secretary Trump expected to name Linda McMahon as education secretary pick 00:22 President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pick Linda McMahon, the former wrestling executive, to head the Department of Education, two sources familiar with the transition told CBS News Tuesday. McMahon led the Small Business Administration during Trump’s…
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) – A lawmaker from Jefferson County is proposing a ban on cell phones in classrooms. State Rep. Patrick Sellers from Pleasant Grove has pre-filed a bill that would require the Alabama State Department of Education to implement this ban. The Birmingham Federation of Teachers supports this initiative, stating that it is…
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – The debate over cell phones in the classroom continues. Last week, the Kansas State Board of Education accepted the Blue Ribbon Task Force’s recommendation to ban cell phones in schools but left the decision to implement the plan up to individual school districts. On Monday, the Wichita School Board held a…
Four of Hong Kong’s public universities have been listed among the top 133 varsities in the world in terms of the employability of their graduates, according to a global league table, with the best-performing one ranking 24th. The consultancy behind the survey said Hong Kong was regaining its pre-Covid momentum with two universities rising in…
Excellent analysis Re: “Woodward’s deception creates fog of ‘War’ — Book burnishing Biden’s legacy may tarnish Pulitzer-winning reporter,” by Talmage Boston, Sunday Opinion. This is to thank Mr. Boston for an excellent analysis of the Biden administration’s refusal to admit the truth about the reality of Joe Biden’s mental decline. It is so very fitting…
China is quietly easing regulations on private education companies as the government aims to support a slowing economy. Government officials have not announced a policy change. But news reports say policymakers are now permitting the tutoring industry to grow. Industry experts say the new efforts aim to support job creation. Reuters News Agency recently spoke…
China’s system of cultivating talent needs an overhaul if it is to serve Beijing’s ambitions to be an education power, while its universities lag far behind their peers in international appeal, the top legislature has heard. Education Minister Huai Jinpeng told a meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee last week that the…