Author of the article: Christina Max
Publishing date: Jun 02, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 2 minute read •
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Maskwacis Education Schools Commission has joined Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools and St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Schools Divisions in saying they will not pilot Alberta’s K-6 draft curriculum in the fall.
Last week, the MESC Board of Governors expressed concerns with the draft as it was released March 29.
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In November 2020, the Board wrote to Alberta Education Minister Adrianna LaGrange after receiving a leaked copy of the curriculum draft. In it, they told LaGrange the draft “minimized First Nations history, perspectives, contributions and experiences, including Residential Schools and their legacy.”
Alberta teachers have been asked to wear orange on Monday in remembrance of 215 Indigenous children whose bodies were found buried beneath a former residential school in B.C.
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In Ontario, roughly 40 per cent of teachers have received their COVID-19 vaccination a good sign as the province begins to reopen, and students look to head back to the classroom, but a troubling sign considering that some two-thirds of Ontario’s overall population has gotten at least one injection.
Beyond this tidbit into the rate of vaccination of teachers in Ontario, across other sectors and jurisdiction of the essential-worker economy, it’s less than clear just how well-protected those workers are from severe illness, because it’s not known whether or not they’re vaccinated.
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Alberta teachers pass motion of non-confidence in education minister
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EDMONTON – Delegates at the Alberta Teachers Association annual assembly almost unanimously endorsed a motion of non-confidence in the education minister on Sunday, following months of animosity between teachers and the provincial government.
The ATA says Sunday’s short motion, which simply states that Alberta teachers have lost confidence in Adriana LaGrange, received 99 per cent support from delegates attending this weekend’s annual representative assembly.