Bonnie Henry grants new powers to WorkSafeBC in dealing with COVID-19 rulebreakers
And how BC and Ontario are dealing with coronavirus on the education frontBy Luana Ross, Senior Columnist Free emergency child…
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Are schools essential enough to be shielded from shutdown?
The schoolhouse closure blues By Luana Ross, Contributor During the 9 weeks of school closures from March 9 to May…
BC Teachers’ Federation continues the fifteen-year fight against FSAs
This year the controversial test has been delayed, but teachers want it shutdownBy Luana Ross, Contributor The Foundation Skills Assessment…
The issues that come with fundraising in schools
By Janis McMath, Editor-in-Chief The majority of students have contributed to a school fundraiser in some way—whether it was through…
Self-esteem or self-compassion—which should we prioritize in education?
Should pedagogical theories always be in competition? By Janis McMath, Editor-in-Chief Education is never a one-size-fits-all scenario. Self-esteem has been…
Testing tests: how effective is this educational tool?
By Janis McMath, Editor-in-Chief It is ignorant to act like information retention is not an essential part of many fields…
What should society do for our few male elementary school teachers?
The problem with the current direction of the discourseBy Janis McMath, Editor-in-Chief “As an elementary school teacher myself, I was…