Imagine Our Schools – New Meeting Dec 4
Imagine Our Schools has added an open meeting in December to allow parents and citizens to directly ask them questions and discuss the issues facing our schools.
Thu, November 29 2007 » Meetings, News Flash! » 7 Comments
Reducing school board to 9 members proposed | The Herald
Halifax school board too big — review By KRISTEN LIPSCOMBE Education Reporter Thu. Nov 29 – 5:28 AM Reducing school board to 9 members proposed The Halifax regional school board should be reduced to nine members from 13 starting with next year’s municipal election, said Howard Windsor, the one-man school board, at Wednesday night’s meeting [...]
Thu, November 29 2007 » News » 4 Comments
Halifax Grade 4 students lead N.S. to strong showing in assessment test | The Herald
Above-average readers Halifax Grade 4 students lead N.S. to strong showing in assessment test By KRISTEN LIPSCOMBE Education Reporter Nova Scotia students may be realizing that reading is, well, kind of cool. According to a worldwide reading assessment called the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, Grade 4 students from across the province scored above [...]
Thu, November 29 2007 » News » 77 Comments
School board legal battle continues | Herald.ca
A half-dozen ousted Halifax regional school board members are appealing the court decision that didn’t give them their jobs back. Gary O’Hara, chairman of the board when it was dissolved last December, and members Deborah Brunt, Grace Walker, Bridget Ann Boutilier, Debra Barlow and Wade Marshall filed their notice with the Nova Scotia Court of [...]
Thu, November 29 2007 » News » 67 Comments
Citadel High officially opens with pomp and ceremony | The Herald
By KRISTEN LIPSCOMBE Education Reporter Tue. Nov 27 – 5:48 AM “Oh Citadel” were words incorporated into lyrics a talented group of teens sang Monday afternoon during a ceremony celebrating the opening of Citadel High School. The official opening kicked off with choral and strings performances by Citadel students and concluded with the unveiling of [...]
Tue, November 27 2007 » News » 78 Comments