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News before 1996 is not available online.
Safety features on this fall’s newest school buses will help reduce the number of cars that unlawfully drive by when buses are stopping to pick up children. The new buses have a stop arm at both the front and back of the bus. A second stop arm at the rear has been proven to...
Supporting Island Families - The Government of Canada is making significant investments in early learning and child care systems to improve the lives of Canadian children and their families. Today (August 29), the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and...
Prince Edward Island’s first #LearnDay is taking place this September, providing an opportunity for Islanders to share ideas on the future of learning. "Learning is for all of us, and it takes place across all ages and all walks of life, so we want to know what Islanders want to...
Supporting Island Families - The Summer Tutoring Program for Kids was one reason Shaylyne Carver had such a fun summer. Shaylyne was one of 700 students who participated in the summer literacy program, which wraps up this Friday, August 25. Starting this fall it will be known as...
Some of the best minds in education were in Charlottetown this week brainstorming ways to make the Canadian education curriculum relevant for the class of 2030 and beyond. One of the educators attending the C21 and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) meetings was...
More than 2,000 Islanders have made their voices heard since the province’s cultural strategy consultations launched last spring. “Thank you to all Islanders who participated in the cultural strategy consultations – your perspective on culture is valued and needed in order to...
Many students are heading back to school this week to improve their grades or English language skills. More than 170 high school students from across the Island are registered for morning summer school at Colonel Gray Senior High School from July 4 to August 14. The summer...
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation, national, provincial and territorial archives -- an historic collaboration of 14 institutions across Canada -- have selected 150 images and stories that illustrate how people have traversed our nation over years...
More than 1,500 Prince Edward Island youth will receive their high school diplomas at graduation ceremonies this week. Approximately 1,200 students will graduate from English programs, 230 from French immersion, and 45 from French First Language programs. Another 20 students will...
Island children and families will benefit from new investments that will make high-quality early learning and child care more affordable and accessible. Federal, provincial, and territorial ministers signed an historic agreement in Ottawa today on a common framework to improve...