Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government’s $8.6-billion plan to fast-track building new schools will include a pilot project to incentivize private ones. Smith said the ultimate goal is to create thousands of new spaces for an exploding number of new students at a reduced cost to taxpayers. “We want to put all of the … Read more
NEW ORLEANS — A longtime donor who has given more than $160 million to Tulane University is the new namesake of the university’s expanding 112-year-old school of public health, Tulane officials announced Wednesday. The amount of Celia Scott Weatherhead’s latest gift wasn’t revealed, but school officials indicated it will help transform the institution into one … Read more
The mother of a young girl who took her own life says she ”begged” the Year 7 student’s Sydney school to address bullying concerns. Charlotte O’Brien died in an act of self-harm on September 9. Her family alleges the 12-year-old’s death followed two years of harassment at Santa Sabina College in Strathfield and on social … Read more
A fresh wave of anxiety about children and technology is cresting, with parents and pundits increasingly interrogating how kids use smartphones, social media, and screens. It hasn’t stopped teenagers from embracing generative AI. New research reveals what AI tools teenagers in the United States are using, and how often—as well as how little their parents … Read more
More Australian schools should adopt the groundbreaking new approach to flexible learning now being implemented at one NSW school, its assistant principal says. Catholic school Chevalier College at Bowral, in the Southern Highlands, allowed students who met certain criteria to embark on self-directed work during a trial of the flexible learning approach which started at … Read more
Alberta was calling, both Canadians and immigrants answered and now the government is working to address the consequence of an unprecedented number of people moving to the Prairie province over the past year. In a televised address Tuesday night, Premier Danielle Smith said the Alberta government will be quadrupling the amount of capital money going … Read more
A NSW school has trialled a groundbreaking new approach to flexible learning in which some students were allowed to study from home on Mondays. Catholic school Chevalier College at Bowral, in the Southern Highlands, allowed students who met certain criteria to embark on self-directed work during the trial which started at the beginning of 2024. … Read more
ATLANTA — Georgia’s state school superintendent says he wants the state to spend more money to guarantee security officers and wearable panic alert buttons after a school shooting killed four at Apalachee High School northeast of Atlanta. Richard Woods, a Republican elected statewide, also said Monday that he wants to expand a state-sponsored program to … Read more
The family of a 12-year-old girl who took her own life after relentless bullying has vowed they will not let her story be “swept under the carpet”. Parents of Year 7 student Charlotte O’Brien allege she was harassed at Santa Sabina College in Strathfield in Sydney’s inner west and on social media for two years … Read more
A Western Sydney tradie is celebrating earning his first million dollars by going back to the school where it all began. David Chahine, 27, was expelled from eight schools before ending up at The Waratah Centre in Telopea, a school that assists in meeting complex educational needs. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Tradie reveals secret to … Read more
