Quinte area adjusting to online school
By Ryan Peddigrew BELLEVILLE — Quinte area parents, educators and students are adjusting to at-home learning with the COVID-19 pandemic in full effect. The government of Ontario announced the temporary[…]
School board aims to re-prioritize student success after poor test scores
By Allen Steinberg BELLEVILLE – A draft plan to refocus the board’s emphasis on student success was the key topic of discussion at the Hastings Prince Edward District School Board[…]
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Belleville man wants to bring Socratic education to area
By Liam Radford BELLEVILLE – A Belleville father and entrepreneur is looking to open a school here that will teach children using the Socratic method. Greg Sheldon says that he[…]
The teachers’ strike: questions and answers with both sides
By Robert D. Champagne BELLEVILLE – Slogans and ad campaigns have filled Ontario’s media in recent months as the bitter contract negotiations between elementary and high-school teachers and the provincial[…]
No plans to extend the school year amid ongoing strikes
By Robert D. Champagne BELLEVILLE – With rotating teachers’ strikes picking up pace and frequency across the province, parents and caregivers might be worried about how their children could make[…]
More one-day teacher strikes are on the way this week
By Michael Sukut BELLEVILLE – Students at Hastings-Prince Edward District School Board elementary schools will be out of class twice this week. Elementary school teachers at the board will be[…]
Quinte area schools part of one-day strike
By Logan Somers BELLEVILLE – Catholic schools across Ontario including in the Quinte region and public high schools in the Hastings Prince Edward board are closed Tuesday due to[…]
Quinte-area public school board cancels elementary report cards due to labour dispute
By Alan-Michael Steele BELLEVILLE – The Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board has announced that February report cards for elementary-school students will not be sent home due to job[…]
Sir James Whitney teachers protest education cutbacks
By Alan-Michael Steele BELLEVILLE – Teachers from Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf took to the streets Wednesday in a one-day strike against proposed education cuts by the Ford[…]
Trades training not meeting demand in Quinte, labour forum told
By Max Reid BELLEVILLE – The demand for skilled tradespeople in the Quinte region is greater than ever, but according to a local labour researcher, the need for specific in-demand[…]
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