The rising demands placed on soccer players dreaming of playing in college or beyond has led to the proliferation of virtual learning options. One of the nation’s best programs spun off from a traditional brick-and-mortar school: YSC Advantage. Originally launched in 2013 to serve the
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Online school for Grades K-8 in Manitoba will come to an end this school year
The Manitoba Resource Learning Support Centre will be shutting its virtual doors at the end of this school year, leaving many families scrambling to find suitable options. The online school was launched in partnership with the St. James-Assiniboia School Division in January 2021 — during
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Monique LaGrange remains Red Deer school trustee but faces sanctions for online post
A trustee with the Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools who was criticized for a post she made on social media regarding the LGBTQ2 community has been allowed to continue in her role. Monique LaGrange, however, is facing several consequences for her actions, including a requirement
Read MoreMan enters Toronto school, records students, posts videos online: police – Toronto
A man went inside a Toronto school two days in a row last week, recorded students, and posted the videos online, police say, in what officers are calling a “suspicious incident.” Toronto police said they’ve launched a mischief investigation and are searching for a suspect.
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Afghanistan: Online school helps deprived girls
It was unusual for Nargis Masoud’s mother to let her stay awake after 9 p.m., otherwise the Grade 9 student might be late for school the next day. But on March 23 last year, Nargis stayed awake all night, crying. Nargis’s mother informed
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Louis Riel school board moves meeting online following June protest against trustee’s suspension
The board of Winnipeg’s Louis Riel School Division will hold its first meeting of the school year online in an attempt to de-escalate tension after a protest at its last meeting over the suspension of a trustee accused of making transphobic and homophobic comments. The move
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