Day: February 22, 2019

Hands-on learning for local students

By Tim Meeks, Published on: February 20, 2019 They were talking science Wednesday at Park Dale Public School and the kids were loving it. And so was Natasha Mathieu, a biotechnology student at Loyalist College, who is the volunteer coordinator for Let’s Talk Science, an awarding-winning, national, community-based program connecting

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Vaping among Canadian teens is a crisis, say doctors

Courtesy of CTV Montreal, originally published February 19, 2019Photo: GettyImages/sestovic Health experts and anti-smoking groups are hoping the federal government to do more to keep young people from taking up a dangerous habit. Teen vaping is on the rise in Canada, and Quebec is no exception. “The product is attractive. It’s

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P.E.I. will continue standardized student testing

A consultant reviewing standardized testing used in P.E.I. schools has recommended the province continue the student assessment program in its present format. Critics of standardized testing have argued that since it began in 2007 teachers teach to the test and not for optimal student learning or understanding. The review was

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