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Public students shortchanged, president says By LINDSAY JONES April 30, 2008 12:25 Yesterday’s budget short-changed students in the public system, the Nova Scotia School Boards Association says. The announcement of a 4.9 per cent increase in the total amount spent on public education will only cover the basics, said association president Elliot Payzant in a [...]
Wed, April 30 2008 » News » 114 Comments
By SHERRI BORDEN COLLEY Staff Reporter Wed. Apr 23 – 8:50 PM The Halifax regional school board recommended Wednesday night that three schools be listed for immediate review for closure. Howard Windsor, the one-man board, named Saint Mary’s School on Morris Street in Halifax, St. Patrick’s-Alexandra School on Maitland Street in Halifax and Alderney Elementary [...]
Wed, April 23 2008 » News » 53 Comments
By KRISTEN LIPSCOMBE Education Reporter Wed. Apr 2 – 5:40 AM Halifax regional school board is shuffling around some meetings to allow for more public input on the Imagine Our Schools report. Howard Windsor, the man at the board’s helm, was scheduled to make his decision on the future of Eastern Central and peninsular Halifax [...]
Sun, April 6 2008 » News » 78 Comments
From the Save Cornwallis committee: Closing Cornwallis would be a travesty and would impact not only our kids education but the overall structure of the neighbourhood. From real estate values to the desire to remain in penninsula Halifax, the impact would be widespread. To date there have been a handful of people expressing their feelings [...]
Sun, April 6 2008 » News » 74 Comments