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The prolonged teachers' strike in Alberta, Canada, has reached a critical juncture, with the government introducing Bill 2, the Back to School Act, to end the strike and establish reasonable terms for a new teacher collective agreement. The proposed legislation aims to put students back at the centre of
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A 17-year-old student at Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, Missouri, is suing the school and a construction contractor after claiming exposure to toxic fumes during a renovation project led to her giving birth 16 weeks prematurely. The lawsuit alleges that the college and contractor failed to protect students by
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The Haryana government has initiated a new programme to improve the language skills of its school teachers, particularly in English and Sanskrit. The programme, conducted by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), aims to enhance teaching methods for language-based subjects and boost students' overall language proficiency.
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The Crisafulli Government's Red Tape Reduction Plan 2025-28 aims to reduce administrative burdens on teachers by 25% over four years, freeing them to spend more time in the classroom and delivering a world-class education to Queensland students. The plan, released today, marks a significant shift in the state&
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The Alberta government, led by Premier Danielle Smith, has invoked the Charter's notwithstanding clause to impose a tentative agreement on teachers, forcing them to return to class after a three-week strike. The move, which is a rare deployment of the clause, could lead to broad labour action in
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A supply teacher has been barred from teaching indefinitely after being convicted of sexually assaulting a child in France. Simon Schofield, 59, was convicted in 2023 of a serious sex offence involving a girl, and his case was investigated by the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) in 2024. Schofield had not
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The Uttar Pradesh government is shifting its focus from rote memorisation to "learning by doing" (LBD) methods in its schools. A three-day training camp for 1,888 teachers will begin on November 3 at the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya State Rural Development Institute, with an additional 1,400 science
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The ongoing teachers' strike in Alberta has disrupted classrooms across the province, setting back student learning and deepening achievement gaps. If passed, Bill 2, the Back to School Act, aims to restore stability in the education system by legislating a new collective agreement with teachers. The proposed legislation would
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In a major breakthrough, the Queensland government has agreed to a new three-year pay deal that would see every state school teacher across the state earn more than $100,000 annually. The offer, made by Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek, follows months of negotiations and a statewide strike by 50,000
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A supply teacher, Simon Schofield, who was convicted of sexually assaulting a child in France in November 2023, continued teaching in classrooms in North Yorkshire for six months without informing his agency of his conviction. Schofield, 59, did not declare his conviction during a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
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Survivors of physical and emotional abuse at a school for vulnerable girls in Perthshire, Scotland, are preparing a civil lawsuit against Glasgow City Council. The lawsuit is a result of the conviction of Patricia Robertson, a former teacher who force-fed, humiliated, and assaulted girls at Fornethy School between 1969 and
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As the Trump era continues, education has become a battleground where the very fabric of American history and civics is being rewritten. Major curriculum publishers have withdrawn products from the market, and teachers are increasingly hesitant to teach certain topics, fearing backlash and criticism. California, once a leader in promoting
