Students denounce proposed lift of N.L. tuition freeze
Some recommendations in a comprehensive report examining Newfoundland and Labrador s university and college system isn t sitting well with some students in the province.
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Kat McLaughlin, director of advocacy with Memorial University s student union, says students have concerns about the latest recommendation to lift the university s tuition freeze.(Terry Roberts/CBC)
A comprehensive report examining Newfoundland and Labrador s post-secondary education system isn t sitting well with some students in the province, with the report s recommendation to lift the long-standing tuition freeze drawing criticism.
That recommendation is one of dozens within the 350-page report All Hands on Deck, a document written by an independent committee appointed by the provincial government in 2019, and released on Thursday.
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Labrador daycares can now avail of an extra 15 per cent funding to pay their staff more, a move that comes after centres in Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Labrador West went public with their struggles this past fall.(John Robertson/CBC)
Child-care centres in Labrador are thrilled their long-standing cries for staffing help have been addressed by the provincial government, even as one Opposition MHA questions whether the timing of the announcement has more to do with an impending election than listening to Labradorians concerns.
On Tuesday, the Liberal government announced a tweak to its operating grant system for child-care centres in Labrador. The province will now top up those subsidies by an extra 15 per cent, with strings attached: the extra cash has to go directly toward compensating daycare staff.
Despite early assurances, child-care payments for essential workers will be taxable after all
Newfoundland and Labrador Education Minister Tom Osborne is warning people who received payments from the provincial essential workers child-care program that the money will be taxable. However, he says, the expenses can also be claimed at tax time.
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Craig Rowe, TechNL
The provincial government has announced a new initiative to get more young people involved in the tech sector.
The Technology Career Pathway pilot program will be offered at eight schools across the province beginning in September of next year.
The program is part of a memorandum of understanding that has been signed by the province, the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District, and the College of the North Atlantic to develop pathways to employment in the tech sector.
The initiative will begin in grade 10 with students completing the standard computer science course. From there, students will transition to post-secondary courses through CNA in Python Programming in grades 11 and 12. Those who complete the program will receive a post-socondary course credit, as well as a “micro-credential” from the college.