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Published Thursday, January 28, 2021 12:45PM EST Some students will emerge from this years extended period of online learning lagging far behind their peers, experts and teachers warn as they try to mitigate the situation. Evidence suggests that while remote learning works well for some, it can broaden the so-called “performance gap” for others and affect students for years to come, experts said. Thats compounded for many children with learning disabilities and those witho...

Melissa Couto Zuber January 26, 2021 - 9:00 AM Valeria Melia felt a tug on her heartstrings when her daughter asked if the pandemic would force Santa Claus to cancel his visit to their Toronto home this year. Seven-year-old Michela and her four-year-old brother Massimo had seen other holiday events nixed over the last nine months, and their mother wanted to make sure they knew Christmas was still on the table. So Melia turned to her computer, typing up a letter from ...

Ontario’s push for synchronous learning is important for social connection and student success, according to an expert with the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. But one Upper Grand District School Board teacher says she’s also trying to maximize students’ offscreen time. 

Among the many things the educators at Tulsa’s Monroe Demonstration Academy try to instill in their students is a quintet of core values. When students are able to return to the school in early 2021, they will be greeted by physical representation of these values — Empowerment, Community, Respect, Responsibility and Excellence — in murals by Oklahoma artists that will adorn the school’s walls. The first mural, 10-foot by 10-foot image on the theme of “Empowerment” ...

Sanitizing Santa, isolating elves: parents add pandemic themes to Christmas magic Valeria Melia felt a tug on her heartstrings when her daughter asked if the pandemic would force Santa Claus to cancel his visit to their Toronto home this year. Dec 14, 2020 4:30 AM By: Glacier Media Updated Valeria Melia felt a tug on her heartstrings when her daughter asked if the pandemic would force Santa Claus to cancel his visit to their Toronto home this year. Seven-year-old ...

Holiday lockdown supported and Moroccans protest Israel ties: In The News for Dec. 15 by The Canadian Press Last Updated Dec 15, 2020 at 4:28 am EDT In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 15 … What we are watching in Canada … The chief medical adviser at Health Canada says things are on track for her department to approve a second vaccine for COVID-19 very soon. Dr. Supr...

Melissa Couto Zuber Valeria Melia, a Toronto mother of two, has quarantined "Sugarpuff", her Elf of the Shelf doll seen in an undated handout photo, for 14 days. While some families dont want pandemic reminders to cloud Christmas within their own homes, others are finding whimsical ways to incorporate COVID-related elements into their regular rituals. Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Valeria December 15, 2020 - 5:30 AM Valeria Melia felt a tug on her heartstrings...

Holiday lockdown supported and Moroccans protest Israel ties: In The News for Dec. 15 A delivery person wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 walks past giant Christmas tree ornaments in downtown Vancouver on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Marissa Tiel December 15, 2020 - 1:15 AM In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is whats on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 1...

Sanitizing Santa, isolating elves: parents add pandemic themes to Christmas magic by Melissa Couto Zuber, The Canadian Press Posted Dec 14, 2020 4:30 am EDT Last Updated Dec 14, 2020 at 4:44 am EDT Valeria Melia felt a tug on her heartstrings when her daughter asked if the pandemic would force Santa Claus to cancel his visit to their Toronto home this year. Seven-year-old Michela and her four-year-old brother Massimo had seen other holiday events nixed over the last nine months, and their mothe...

Vaccine rollout and assisted dying debate: In The News for Dec. 14 by The Canadian Press Last Updated Dec 14, 2020 at 5:12 am EDT In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 14 … What we are watching in Canada … MONTREAL — The first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Canada.  Some of the country’s initial 30,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines touche...