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You Can Get Into These 5 Canadian Universities Without IELTS
Are you out of school and planning to study abroad? Did you know that you can apply to a number of prestigious Canadian universities without IELTS in 2022?
There is no denying that Canada is a popular choice for international…
Lower Mainland social service agency that started in 1916 barn celebrates 50th anniversary – Hope…
Suaad Sharif was a social worker in her native country, Iraq.
But she and her husband knew they could no longer stay in the area due to political and social issues including war, injustice, corruption.
One of the first things they…
Bethlehem College in Tauranga slammed for ‘discriminatory’ marriage beliefs
The Bethlehem campus. Photo / Georges NovakA Christian college is being criticized for asking parents to acknowledge the belief that marriage is between a man and a woman - something an LGBTQIA+ advocate has called "discriminatory".But…
Profitable for five years, Cambly aims to be the next big language app teaching only English
Cambly's co-founders are CEO Sameer Shariff (left) and Chief Technology Officer Kevin Law.
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Language learning apps are rare in the VC-backed consumer tech space. It may have something to do with the industry's…
Top 4 Tips for Learning a Foreign Language MyrtleBeachSC News
There is literally nothing to do in the 21st century without a foreign language. Knowledge of a foreign language is required at every stage: the instructions for use of household appliances or electronics are often presented only in…
Why education has become a political battleground in America | News | DW
Robin Steenman rolls a black box full of colorful books to his kitchen table and pulls out a handful. The pages are scratched and marked with sticky tabs. The stack includes headings like Seahorse: the shyest fish in the sea, Separation…
For Russian-speaking Ukrainians, language clubs offer a way to defy invaders
The teacher pronounced her words slowly, taking care to indicate on which syllable to stress: eyebrow. Cheekbones. Hair.
The students, arranged in a semi-circle around her, repeated them. But they weren't there to learn a foreign…
Local News: Remembering a Fallen Scott County Sailor on Memorial Day (05/27/22)
Michael Boardman, a 1966 graduate of Sikeston High School (Missouri), dreamed of becoming a draftsman or architect.
It was a vision of the future tragically cut short at 19 when the Marine corporal was killed in action in Vietnam nearly 55…
Feds would join Quebec’s Bill 21 challenge to Supreme Court, says Lametti
Federal Justice Minister David Lametti has said his government would join a legal challenge to Quebec's religious symbols law if it goes to the Supreme Court.Lametti told reporters in Montreal today that the challenge will become a federal…
Ottawa Storm 2022: ‘Crushed’ — Hydro Ottawa expects two to four more days to restore…
Breadcrumb Links Local News "There is not a single square inch of our service territory that has not been negatively affected by this event." The Pineglen area off Merivale Road was heavily damaged by Saturday's…
South County Events, May 22
Town halls: Chula Vista, 5:00 p.m. TuesdaySchool boards: National School District (National City), 6 p.m. Wednesday; San Diego Unified School District, 5:00 p.m. TuesdayImperial Beach organizes a free concertImperial Beach and the Imperial…
Young Timorese celebrate diversity after historic trauma | Political news
Jakarta, Indonesia - East Timor, the first state created in the 21st century, commemorates on Friday the country's two decades of independence from Indonesia, with the inauguration of José Ramos-Horta as the next president.
The young…
Tim Cook says new grads should seek fulfillment, that is in their careers
Apple CEO Tim Cook has career advice for recent college grads - and it's not about working competitors.Instead, it's about making a career - and a life - out of what drives you. Speaking at Gallaudet University's commencement ceremony in…
Parents of missing French teenager Eloi Rolland make pilgrimage to New Zealand
Eloi Rolland came to New Zealand in 2019 to learn English. Six months later, he disappeared without a trace in the Piha area, West Auckland. Photo / ProvidedThe parents of a French student who disappeared during an early morning visit to…
Take the Lingoda Language Sprint™ to prepare for summer
MIAMI, May 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With travel season fast approaching, Lingoda, the popular online language school, today announced its upcoming Language Sprint™ to get travelers up to speed quickly with the desired language before…
Rally of non-permanent teachers of the School of the Institute of Art in favor of union membership.…
Non-tenured faculty at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago are considering organizing with the Art Institute of Chicago Workers United, the union representing staff at the Michigan Avenue museum and its school.At a rally on the steps…
Ukrainian refugee story hit hard by Langley public – Aldergrove Star
Audiences were in tears long before Oksana Druchynina finished sharing her story of escaping from war in Ukraine.
People's faces showed their shock as she painted a picture of her crossing borders and spoke of the constant terror…
Park Rapids School Board Awards Tennis Court Bid – Park Rapids Enterprise
On May 2, the Park Rapids School Board awarded the Helten Avenue Tennis Court reconstruction project to Gladen Construction, Inc. of Laporte.Gladen's bid for the project came to $493,825.According to Austin May, project…
Scotiabank and YMCA announce $2.15 million partnership to help increase school completion among…
The Bank's commitment will enable 50 YMCA Alternative Suspension program sites to support students across alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, New Brunswickand Quebec
TORONTO, May 5, 2022 /CNW/ - Scotiabank today announced a community…
Sacramento City Unified provides update on Kit Carson International Academy investigation
Sacramento, California - The Sacramento City Unified School District ended its working relationship with a teacher who used racist language in a classroom at Kit Carson International Academy last June. The district quickly…
The Heredia-Arriaga school will offer a bilingual program in Spanish
Construction will soon be underway for a new campus in Sacramento's North Natomas neighborhood that will help students become bilingual. The Heredia-Arriaga school will offer a Spanish language immersion program for…
Holyoke Schools Literacy Scores Called ‘Alarming’
HOLYOKE - Holyoke Public Schools has released the latest literacy data for K-12 students and the results have been described as "alarming". The data showed that most students were not meeting educational milestones.Half or more of students…
Diverting money from schools, roads and public safety to perpetuate corporate welfare –…
Last month, a bipartisan group of senators introduced Senate Bills 981, 982 and 983, which would create a revolving fund mechanism within the Strategic Outreach and Retention (SOAR) program to pay for future specific incentives to the…
Two months on, life in war-torn Ukraine remains ‘uncertain’
Two months after Russian forces first invaded Ukraine, the country's feelings and future remain anything but certain."Uncertainty. I would say that's the exact feeling. I don't know when I will be able to see my family, no idea," says Gela…
Delhi: 4,000 Sanskrit teachers to be trained under professional development program
In a major effort, about 4,000 Sanskrit teachers in Delhi will benefit from special professional development under the State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT).
“SCERT Delhi will organize a continuous professional…
Clatskanie High School on probation after racist behavior investigation
An investigator has determined that female basketball players at Clatskanie High School in northwest Oregon "more likely than not" used racist language against members of the De La Salle team during a match in Clatskanie last December. As a…
UCDSB to review French immersion
BROCKVILLE – Enrollment trends at the largest high schools in English-language school boards in the region have prompted a review of French-language programs. Administrators of the Upper Canada District School Board voted on April…
The Unprecedented Rise of Daniel Kinahan, From Early Crimes in Downtown Dublin to Dubai
FROM Oliver Bond's apartments in Dublin's city center to the millionaires' Jumeirah Palm in Dubai, Daniel Kinahan's rise to the top…
Kindergarten could change in California if two new bills pass
Photo: Andrew Reed/EdSourceKindergarten students in Robin Bryant's class learn to add and subtract. Photo: Andrew Reed/EdSourceKindergarten students in Robin Bryant's class learn to add and subtract. Two newly introduced bills could have a…
School Officials – NBC Connecticut
Guilford school officials said a threat against people of Jewish descent at Guilford High School appears unfounded.
In a statement to parents and guardians, Superintendent Paul Freeman said the high school received an…
New Grant Funds Jumpstart Arabic Pre-College Scholarships for Summer 2022
The University of Arizona Arabic Jumpstart Program has received a $63,840.00 grant from the Qatar Foundation International to fund scholarships for the summer of 2022. QFI is an educational organization…
Ohio Passes Important Education Bill
From $2,000 back-to-school grants to campus free speech protections, sweeping bipartisan legislation that will change Ohio's public universities and community colleges is headed for the governor. "We've come a long way on this comprehensive…
Missouri House approves $46.2 billion budget, leaves most of state’s huge surplus untouched…
The Missouri House on Tuesday gave first-round approval to a set of budget bills spending $46.2 billionRepublicans beating repeated Democratic efforts to tap into the state's record surplus.
The budget…
Newburgh teacher uses $10,000 for classroom translation tech
CITY OF NEWBURGH — Hanan Ali, 16, spoke quietly into a cell phone as she worked on her assignment in Alyssa Cruz's eighth grade social studies class on Thursday.Her voice was barely audible, but as she spoke, the phone screen began to…
Millersville University’s McCaskey High School prepares refugee students for college | Local…
Every year, Millersville University invites refugee high school students from the city of Lancaster who plan…
Frank Dinie Obituary – Akron Beacon Journal
Frank Dinie, 86, died Friday, March 25, 2022. He was born an only child on January 1, 1936 to Ralph and Mary (Pichichero) Dinie of Akron. He graduated from Central High School in 1954. He took a few courses at the University of Akron, but…
A Parent’s Guide to 504 Plans and IEPs: What They Are and How They’re Different
Alison Yin for EdSourceApproximately 13% of public school enrollment in California are special education students.Alison Yin for EdSourceApproximately 13% of public school enrollment in California are special education students.Each year, a…
Immigrant children in NJ face barriers to mental health services
Immigrant students in New Jersey need more support in schools to meet their unique mental health needs, according to a new report from immigrant youth advocates.
The experience of a child migrating to a new country can be traumatic,…
School board debates new policy on state oversight of charter schools
Nashville School Board members are considering automatically denying oversight of any future charter schools approved by the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission. The proposed changes to the board's policy regarding charter school…
“Set a goal and work like hell”: Afghan refugees graduate from FCPS in less than a year with college…
Eltaf Samim, a Mountain View High graduate, has traveled across six countries, completed seventh, eighth, and ninth grades multiple times in different countries, and taken classes in three languages toward graduating from high school…
English language immersion academy opens – Reuters
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Starting in August, refugee middle and high school students will have a new learning option in Warren County.
Teranga Academy, a school dedicated to supporting teens and their families who are new to!-->…
BN Indians: Parents help their children navigate a world they are still learning
Children of Krishna and Uma Balakrishnan have many questions. They are only 11 and 8 years old. So it's relatively simple so far. Why do they go to the temple? Why do their friends go to…
Kosta Diamantis advocated setting up ‘hybrid’ school building despite pushback |…
For years, Kosta Diamantis, the former director of the Connecticut School Grants Program, has advocated for…
New curriculum coming to K-6 classrooms this fall – but not all, says education minister
Alberta students in kindergarten through grade 3 will receive the new English-language math and arts curriculum starting this fall, Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said Thursday. But students in grades 4 through 6 won't start learning…
Work begins on new Welsh language school in Pembrokeshire
A Tier 1 contractor has successfully delivered the pre-construction phase of a forthcoming Welsh language school in Pembroke, after the planning application was approved by Pembrokeshire County Council.
Ysgol Gymraeg…
Republican leaders say wording of school curriculum bill ‘highly unlikely’ to return |…
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Elmhurst to Launch Spanish Program Next Year | Local News
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2 years later, what have we learned about teaching in times of a pandemic? (Opinion)
The new question of the week is:What lessons have teachers learned since the first school closures two years ago?My friend, colleague, and co-author Katie Hull Sypnieski and I co-wrote this answer to the question.We are both seasoned…
Improving literacy means a book – or an iPad – at bedtime, researchers say | Literacy
Bev Wong, a single mother from Brixton, south London, would never have taken her teenage daughters to visit a university like Oxford. It wasn't just that she and other moms in her community didn't believe elite universities wanted black…
FREDERICK BARRETT Obituary (1927 – 2022) – Washington, DC
BARRETT Frederick Taylor Barrett December 12, 1927 - February 20, 2022 Col. Frederick Taylor Barrett, U.S. Army (Ret.) of Arlington, Virginia passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 20, 2022. He was 94 years old. Born in Long Island,…
MacKenzie Scott donates millions to nonprofits that work in schools, filling the gaps left by…
Several hours into her day at Nelsen Middle School in Renton, Gena Woodke emerged from her small office to help watch over the noisy lunchtime crowds. School counselor Tiffany Smith was waiting for him, laptop in hand. Could they…
Compass Inn fireside chats will explore “Stories and Mysteries of Language”
If you've wondered if a crayfish is a fish or who put the "nickname" in a nickname, the Société historique de la vallée de Ligonier thought of you when planning its four-part show series on the "History and Mysteries of Language".
The…
80 years after Executive Order 9066 forced 120,000 Japanese Americans into internment camps
February 19 marks the 80th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's signing of Executive Order 9066, authorizing the forced internment of 120,000 people of Japanese descent during World War…
Merry Acers Middle School Hosts Social Studies Student Fair
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — Students at Merry Acres Middle School pulled out all the stops at their social studies fair. Students were able to choose a topic and present it in front of their teachers and peers. Nathalie Moreau from WALB was there…
Former Top Garrahy and Pastore staffer Dante Giorgio Ionata dies at 85
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
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Dante Giorgio Ionata, 85, of North Providence died February 13, 2022. He was the son of the late John Ionata and the late Giulia (Pilla) Ionata.
He is a…
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island remain stable on Sunday
Hospitalizations related to COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island remain stable as the number of active cases continues to decline. Four people are hospitalized with COVID-19, the Office of Public Health said in a statement Sunday. Four other…
Brooks Wrampelmeier Obituary (2022) – Washington, DC
WrampelmeierBrooks Wrampelmeier 1934-2022Brooks Wrampelmeier of Washington, DC died at home on February 9, 2022 at the age of 87 after a short illness. He is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Ann Dartsch Wrampelmeier; daughter…
Sandpiper Elementary School offers a bilingual immersion program
Dual language immersion programs are increasingly popular in the United States. So if you want your child to be able to speak two languages, Sandpiper Elementary School's Spanish Language Immersion Program can help you make it happen!…
Opportunity to buy an elementary school, a unique opportunity for Allenstown, but some are wary of…
Allenstown voters want to make sure they know what they're buying before committing to elementary school for $1.The school district is building a new elementary school on River Road, which will house students in kindergarten through eighth…
School mask decision sparks weekend scramble in school districts
A Sangamon County judge's ruling in a lawsuit over mask mandates in Illinois schools sparked a weekend of scramble and uncertainty as districts consulted with attorneys, officials from the state…
Freda Thorlakkson is turning 100 – Chico Enterprise-Record
CHICO — Nearly 100-year-old Freda Thorlaksson doesn't think living to nearly 100 is a big deal, but her daughter Brooks Thorlaksson begs her to disagree.
"Our mother has always been very focused and task-oriented, so it's no surprise that…
Penobscot Bay Language School Launches Cultural Dinner Series – Knox County VillageSoup
ROCKLAND — Penobscot Bay Language School, a nonprofit organization based in Midcoast Maine, kicks off its 2022 Cultural Dinner Series with an authentic Italian meal and a discussion about the current state — and hopeful future — of…
Where Computer Science Students Thrive
One look at Halifax, and Samara Burton, an undergraduate student in Applied Computer Science at Dalhousie University, already knew she would feel right at home.
"I was born on the Caribbean island of Dominica. Halifax appealed to me…
Historic City Churches Find New Life as Neighborhood Centers | Georgia News
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO, Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The pews swayed at Holy Trinity on a recent Sunday as worshipers from Minnesota's Swahili Christian congregation sang and danced beneath the high dark wood ceilings and bustling…
SCUSD moves to fire teacher who used N-Word in class – CBS Sacramento
Sacramento man charged, accused of conspiring to kill or kidnap Biden, HarrisThe 25-year-old is also accused of uttering threats against Barack Obama.24 minutes agoRocklin Unified Teacher's disturbing tweets resurfaceThe Rocklin Unified…
93 potential graves discovered at Canada School site
Published on: 01/26/2022 - 07:32Amended: 01/26/2022 - 07:30
Montreal (AFP) – An Indigenous community in Canada has identified nearly 100 "potential" graves at the site of a residential…
Opinion: Public health officials must be held accountable for their decisions about reopening…
As legendary baseball catcher Yogi Berra once said, "it's deja vu again."
Quebec's decision to reopen schools on Jan. 17 has many pundits and parents shaking their heads in disbelief. This defies…
New York Schools Chancellor David Banks quits DEO team
Schools Chancellor David Banks has started to cut out his predecessors' executives and replace them with his own team - promising "more dramatic changes" to the city's Department of Education in the coming months.…
Thunderbird will offer an e-commerce program in 40 languages
Arizona State University's Thunderbird School of Global Management plans to launch a new online Global Management and Entrepreneurship Certificate program that will offer five free online business courses in 40 languages globally and aims…
The pandemic has brought down barriers but also prices in language teaching
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Steve Jenkins, 69, dies; His children’s books brought science to life
In addition to his wife, Mr. Jenkins is survived by their children, Jamie, Alec and Page Jenkins; his mother and one brother, Jeffrey.“His curiosity and passion for science and the natural world was boundless,” Margaret Raymo, Mr. Jenkins’…
New Format, New Mission: KVON Radio Brings the Spanish Language to Napa Valley | Local News
This month's changes to the Radio Center in Napa County are as visible as the studio's new front window lettering – and as audible as the sounds of Spanish-language music and news now playing on the local waves 24 hours a…
Meet the cook carrying food from Mzansi to the East
When Busisiwe Mabusela Chita's younger brother, Thola, died in 2013, his world was turned upside down. For a moment, she thought she could never face the world again. But being a renowned Capetonian street hustler, she had to…
Survivors of 5 Northwest Territories Residential Schools, Descendants Can Claim $ 10,000…
Residential school survivors and their descendants can claim $ 10,000 in compensation as a result of a class action settlement. In 2012, the Tk'emlúps te Secwe̓pemc and shíshálh nation filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of the day…
Admissions Counselor Uses Experience to Help Sedgwick County Students Find ‘Freedom Through…
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3 Baltimore Schools Attempt To Diversify Higher Education | Maryland News
By BILLY JEAN LOUIS, The Baltimore SunBALTIMORE, Md. (AP) - Kimberly Moffitt wants to diversify leadership roles in higher education - traditionally a field with few minorities - to include more women and people of color.Moffitt, acting…
Refugee families familiarize themselves with the community 1 week after arriving in the Wausau…
WAUSAU, Wisconsin (WSAW) - It has been a full week since the first refugee families arrived in the Wausau area through a new resettlement agency and it has been a learning process for everyone involved.The director of the Wausau office of…