Tag: EDUCATION
UBC president addresses Gaza encampment demands
The president of UBC says its endowment fund doesn't directly own any stocks that are the target of divestment demands by pro-Palestinian protesters who have set up an encampment.
Pro-Palestinian encampment stretches into 7th day at McGill
Pro-Palestinian activists remained on the lower field of McGill University in downtown Montreal on Friday as the encampment entered its seventh day.
12-hour encampment at Western U draws more than 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators
Roughly 100 demonstrators gathered at Western University in London, Ont., on Wednesday demanding the university condemn Israel's actions in Gaza.
Pro-Palestinian encampment enters 5th day at McGill with court ruling expected
Police confirmed the department is waiting on a decision on a provisional injunction sought by two students to end the protest at the campus.
McGill University mulls ‘next steps’ as pro-Palestinian encampment triples in size
McGill University is considering its next steps to deal with the camp set up by pro-Palestinian activists on campus grounds in downtown Montreal, officials said Monday.
Group consulted about Alberta social studies curriculum disavows new draft
A group of educators invited by Alberta Education to help development the new social studies curriculum has "significant concerns" with the draft that was released this week.
Calgary airport hosts tearful reunion for Afghan refugees: ‘My family is free’
One-by-one, 333 refugees stepped through the international gates around 8 a.m. Yaqoobi arrived hours before.
More than 30% of Abu Dhabi private schools rated ‘outstanding’, ‘good’
In May this year, the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (Adek) introduced the first-ever National Identity Mark