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Media release: Atlantic teacher organizations give failing grade to Nova Scotia government′s response to flawed Glaze recommendations

February 7, 2018

News release issued by the Council of Atlantic Provinces and Territory Teachers’ Organizations. “Of equal interest to the education leaders meeting in St. John’s, NL were the major issues that the Nova Scotia government decided not to address. Notably absent from immediate action are many items that might have led to meaningful changes and improvements in the education system.”

News release: Canadian rights eroded as appointees chosen by a partisan government replace local voice in Nova Scotia’s education system

January 30, 2018 4 Comments

Abolishing locally elected school board trustees in favour of government appointees is a threat to democracy and to the right of representation. It completely removes the local voice in education, states the Canadian School Boards Association in this news release.

Op Ed: Province continues to place needs of students last

January 29, 2018 1 Comment

“What our provincial education system needs is leadership that is willing to make the needs of students, teachers and principals a priority. By adopting the Glaze report, Education Minister Zach Churchill has demonstrated the exact opposite,” writes NSTU president Liette Doucet.

Letter: Glaze report – Simple answers to complex situations?

January 25, 2018 4 Comments

“We must work ‘with’ and not ‘on’ teachers; their input, along with that of administrators and university representatives, is essential to success,” writes Acadia professor Dr. Carol E. Harris, reflecting on the Glaze recommendations.