Category Archives: Education

Why are many liberal leaders being called socialists or communists and Conservative leaders fascists or authoritarians?

Posted on April 19, 2019 by

A two dimensional view of the political spectrum. April 19 2019 – Kevin Yaworski – Concerned Citizen Many political right and left wing supporters resorting to extreme views and opinions to try and make their points. Less and less importance … Continue reading →

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High number of foreign students in Canada and some other western countries

Posted on April 17, 2019 by

Student numbers from Statistics Canada and some other western countries April 17 2019 – Concerned Citizens Several posts on social misleadia are saying “In Canada, even high school officials boast about bringing in foreign students for high schools. There is … Continue reading →

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Many Canadian and U.S. schools are waking up to the China threat

Posted on April 7, 2019 by

April 7 2019 https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/rogin-u-s-schools-are-waking-up-to-the-china-threat https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/while-canadas-relationship-with-china-grows-tense-edmonton-public-schools-renews-deal-with-confucius-institute/amp https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius_Institute

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City of Winnipeg ponders honourary renaming street after the boy who died tragically in traffic accident

Posted on April 5, 2019 by

Surafiel Musse Tesfamariam died tragically Feb. 13, 2018, in a traffic accident while on his way to school. (obittree.com) — Apr 2 2019 – Kevin Yaworski – Concerned Citizen and Volunteer Public Advocate There is more that drivers and pedestrians … Continue reading →

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MB Government closes central education library

Posted on March 11, 2019 by

The Curriculum Support Centre is located in the Robert Fletcher Building.(Google Street View) March 12 2019 Closing educational resource library act of ‘bad faith’ by province, union says News of the impending closure of a library of classroom materials for … Continue reading →

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Manitoba deficit battle includes warning to school boards on costs

Posted on March 6, 2019 by

Classroom Louis Riel School Division school taxes will go up about 3.5 per cent for 2018-2019. (Shutterstock/Syda Productions) — Mar 7 2019 – Various news articles and added commentary. The Manitoba government’s 2019 – 2020 budget expected to require School … Continue reading →

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Removing caps on class sizes is a failure of both education and economics

Posted on January 25, 2019 by

Jan 25 2019 — Article below from NAOMI BUCK – SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL … Information for context and related in Manitoba and across Canada The new Ontario government is considering removing the caps on the class size … Continue reading →

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