Education
The changes, unveiled by Education Minister Bill Hogan at a press conference in Fredericton, immediately triggered a mini revolt, and eight PC MLAs boycotted the legislature’s morning’s proceedings
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, facing an internal revolt from eight of his MLAs over freshly revealed and controversial changes to the policy that sets gender rules in public schools, says he’s prepared to fight an election over the issue if need be.
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But it doesn’t appear he’ll have to make that call immediately.
The review of Policy 713, a source of growing controversy since Brunswick News first revealed it was underway, has engulfed the government for weeks.
Three changes to the policy were unveiled on Thursday.
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Read MoreLondon Ontario school has a lot of Muslim students.
Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School
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Read MoreA Nova Scotia youth organization is handing out “gender-affirming items” such as prosthetic breasts, fake penises and chest binders to “two spirit, trans, non-binary or gender questioning youth” under the age of 25.
The Youth Project is a non-profit charity focused on providing gender identity services to youth and the organization lists the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness and the Nova Scotia Department of Education as supporters.
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Read MoreA pair of Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would block the Pentagon from funding universities that host the Confucius Institutes (CIs), a cultural exchange program with ties to the Chinese communist regime.
On Wednesday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced a bill called the “No Federal Funding for CCP Spying and Persuasion In Education Settings (SPIES) Act.” The bill (pdf) would expand an existing prohibition on federal funding for CIs.
The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) barred the Department of Defense from providing funds to institutions of higher education that host the CIs. However, the bill did allow the Secretary of Defense to grant waivers. Banks and Rubio’s bill would close down that waiver process.
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Read MoreIt’s a longstanding debate in education. Should schools strive to keep all students, regardless of academic ability, together in the same classroom?
Some educators argue that students learn best when placed with others at the same ability level. This is called “streaming” where courses are divided into categories such as “academic” and “applied” and students take courses that match their interests and abilities. On the other side are educators who insist that students learn best in mixed ability settings. This is known as “de-streaming” where everyone takes the same core courses.
Over the last few years, Ontario has moved away from streaming and embraced de-streaming, particularly in math. Grade 9 students in Ontario used to have a choice between an academic math course and an applied math course. The academic course prepared students for university level math while the applied course was more practical and prepared students to solve everyday problems. Now these two courses have been combined into one.
Why? According to proponents, de-streaming promotes equity and inclusion.
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Read MoreA teacher at Londonderry School in Edmonton took it upon herself to blast Muslim students in the class about skipping Pride events, with a student recorded the rant and put it on the internet.
“Do you think it’s acceptable to not show up because you think there are some Pride activities going on at school,” the teacher asks Muslim students in the rant.
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Read MoreThe Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) said students should be required to learn about sexual minorities regardless of what their parents think.
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Read More‘It is incumbent on all school boards to ensure all students – most especially 2SLGBTQ+ students – feel supported, reflected in their schools, and welcomed within our communities,’ said Ontario’s education minister.
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Read MoreChildren of all ages in schools across Canada took part in pervasive discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity during the first week of June. Such discussions inevitably arose around Pride Month events, and parents concerned about their age-appropriateness are reacting more strongly than in past years, says parental rights advocate Shannon Boschy.
“I’ve talked to people from Prince Edward Island, from Fredericton in New Brunswick, from Vancouver, Nanaimo, Kamloops, and Kelowna in British Columbia. Parents are all feeling the same thing: They’re frustrated that the school boards are not listening, that they’re shutting down parent concerns at every level and pushing this controversial ideology on the insistence that this is human rights,” Boschy told The Epoch Times.
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Read MoreHAMILTON: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that, today, June 6, 2023, the Ontario Divisional Court will hear Trustee Mike Ramsay’s legal challenge to the Waterloo Region District School Board’s 2022 decision finding him in breach of the Trustee Code of Conduct for expressing disagreement with the January 17, 2022 decision of the Board Chair to stop the presentation at a public meeting of then-teacher Carolyn Burjoski about alleged inappropriate materials in schools. Trustee Ramsay is further challenging the Board’s decision to censure him, bar him from attending Board meetings for three months, and prohibit him from receiving in-camera Board materials.
The virtual hearing will be held on June 6th, 2023, at 10:00 AM (EST). The proceedings can be observed by using the following link:
https://ca01web.zoom.us/j/61989611577?pwd=N1ZwU2ZnSlBtbmtmc2publhLcWU5UT09
Tel: 855 703 8985 Canada Toll-free
Meeting ID: 619 8961 1577
Passcode: 695981
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