30 août 2016
30 août 2016
One college bets big on 529 college savings
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Every dollar saved for college reduces the amount you'll need to borrow — and at one college, those savings will soon net extra scholarship money. More...30 août 2016
Three college bond measures focus on vets
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. With an eye on supporting veterans getting back into the civilian workforce, three community college districts will ask voters in November to approve facilities bond measures that total $1.2 billion. More...30 août 2016
How cuts to public universities have driven students out of state
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Declines in state support for public universities have helped reshape the geography of public college admissions, leading many students to attend universities far from home, where they pay higher, out-of-state tuition. More...30 août 2016
City of Waterloo backs student concerns over housing
By Paige Desmond. Waterloo council agreed to back students concerned they're being taken advantage of by developers.
"The current climate of student housing in Waterloo is a little bit alarming," Sarah Wiley told councillors Monday.
Wiley is vice-president of education for the University of Waterloo Federation of Students, which represents undergraduate students at the school.
She said students are a vulnerable population being abused and manipulated in the student housing market. More...
30 août 2016
Ottawa is smart to save a vital research project
It’s hard to believe the Experimental Lakes Area research facility near Kenora was placed on the federal government’s chopping block in the 2012 budget. The collection of 58 lakes gave scientists from around the world access to a pristine ecosystem where they could conduct key research into the effects on lakes of acid rain, mercury, phosphates, climate change, and even synthetic hormones in birth control pills found in sewage. More...
30 août 2016
Alberta government watching post-secondary standardized testing pilot
By Helen Pike. Ontario post-secondary standardized testing pilot will see how students fare through their studies.
The Alberta Government is keeping a keen eye on Ontario as its post-secondary body embarks on a unique pilot project. More...
30 août 2016
B.C. tech leaders call for education upgrade
By Randy Shore. British Columbia’s tech leaders are urging the provincial government to fill their employment pipeline with homegrown talent.
The owners, CEOs and CFOs of Hootsuite, Electronic Arts, Vision Critical and 15 other tech firms have written an open letter to Premier Christy Clark asking for a substantial investment in technology education in B.C. post-secondary institutions. More...
30 août 2016
Students face new testing in bold campus pilot project
By . Thousands of first-year students on Ontario campuses will be asked to take an international test in math, writing and solving problems this fall, in a bold experiment to see whether higher learning actually boosts these skills. More...
30 août 2016
B.C. funds study on developing high-tech workers
By Carla Wilson. The province of B.C. and the high-tech sector are teaming up to develop a strategy that will deliver workers to an industry facing a shortage of trained talent. More...
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