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Reallocation or cuts? Waterloo Catholic District School Board at odds with union
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (605+ words) Fifteen morning supervisor positions are being cut at'Waterloo Catholic District School Board'schools. The board calls it a reallocation. The union calls it a loss that students and families can't afford The Waterloo Catholic District School Board is eliminating 15 morning supervisor…...
New Waterloo program is giving kids their freedom back " one bike ride at a time
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (757+ words) The Cycling Smarts Pilot Program is launching at two Waterloo elementary schools this month, teaching Grade 5 students the road safety skills they need to ride confidently on city streets Vedhika Sood signals her turn Thursday during a bike training workshop…...
Waterloo leads Canada in faculty pay " There's a catch
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (827+ words) New Statistics Canada figures put Waterloo first in the country for median faculty pay, but the dataset is missing several major Ontario universities and Waterloo says its own number is overstated by $2, 000 The University of Waterloo campus." Newly release data…...
Looking for a summer job? Cambridge makes youth job resources easier to find
1+ week, 4+ day ago (585+ words) The City of Cambridge has a new webpage which'includes links to local employment services, workshops, training opportunities and job search supports through organizations across Cambridge and Waterloo Region. New efforts aimed at helping Cambridge youth find jobs are beginning to…...
Kitchener launches review of playgrounds
2+ week, 2+ day ago (12+ words) Everything you need to know about Kitchener's'City-wide Playground Evaluation project.'...
Waterloo startup turns pads and tampons into cancer screens
2+ week, 2+ day ago (897+ words) University of Waterloo founders push a gentler, pad-based diagnostic toward the Hult Prize finals and $1 M seed funding. Ibukun Elebute at the Velocity Arena. A Waterloo startup with a chance at winning one of the world's most prestigious emerging business…...
Reckless" school boards jeopardize learning by letting students use AI, professor warns
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1313+ words) Kinjal Kaur is a student trustee at the Waterloo Region District School Board." Critic warns that the use of artificial intelligence tools will degrade learning by inviting students to take easy shortcuts" Michael Pavlin warns that student learning will suffer…...
The New Brunswick Medical Education Foundation grants tuition relief for future New Brunswick health care providers in a "unique and innovative way
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (336+ words) Last year, the New Brunswick Medical Education Foundation had 205 applicants and awarded 177 scholarships. With its four new scholarships, Alyssa Long, the foundation's Executive Director, says the foundation expects to receive more applicants this year. The new scholarships are worth $10, 000 and…...
Waterloo Region public school board cut off from millions of dollars in development fees
3+ week, 1+ day ago (604+ words) Public board to stop collecting development charges after failing to meet capacity and financial triggers set by province; Catholic board unaffected. The Waterloo Region District School Board will no longer be eligible to collect development charges beginning next month, cutting…...
Waterloo Region schools have shed 25, 135 foreign students
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (833+ words) New data shows a two-thirds decline over two years in college and university students from abroad given new or extended federal permits." The John W. Tibbits campus of Conestoga College in Waterloo. Conestoga College is losing foreign students and their higher…...