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As we move into the holiday season, a final post regarding some of the misleading information that has started to be transmitted around the community from a variety of bureacratic sources: SIZE OF SCHOOL I have had several HRSB staff try and say “oh no, the school isn’t going to be that big, you can’t [...]
Wed, December 20 2006 » News » 99 Comments
School board firing draws applause, acceptance, some anger — Herald Click here for full article N.S. minister fires bickering board – CP Click for article Province disbands battling school board — Daily News Click here to read the full article Dismissed school board members keep pay — CBC Click here to go to CBC article [...]
Wed, December 20 2006 » News » 113 Comments
December 19, 2006 14:17 Minister of Education Karen Casey has acted to restore stability to the Halifax Regional School Board today, Dec. 19, after its elected members failed to comply with the performance standards set out by the minister earlier this year. “I am disappointed it has come to this, but it has become necessary [...]
Tue, December 19 2006 » News » 95 Comments
Below is the summary of a report called ”Dollars and Sense : the cost-effectiveness of small schools“, published in 2002 by KnowledgeWorks Foundation: Even though people may appreciate the benefits of small schools, too many think that the cost of such schools is prohibitive. To answer their concerns, Dollars & Sense summarizes research on the educational and social benefits of [...]
Tue, December 19 2006 » News » 102 Comments
If you were the education minister, what would you do with the bickering Halifax Regional School Board? (December 14, 2006) * Let them work out their own problems (3 %) * Make them attend group counselling (4 %) * Throw them out, hold elections (67 %) * Abolish the board and run it myself (25 [...]
Fri, December 15 2006 » News » 93 Comments