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Judge ends federal oversight of special education in New Orleans schools
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (454+ words) More than a decade of federal oversight of special education in New Orleans charter schools has ended, following a Tuesday (March 31) decision by U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey to terminate a sweeping consent judgment, which went into effect in early 2015. But…...
Universities pressured to strip names of Epstein associates from campus buildings
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (1264+ words) Winnipeg -3" C, Partly cloudy At issue " for union nurses at OSU's Wexner Medical Center, for former athletes at the Les Wexner Football Complex, and for some student leaders who may walk past the Wexner Center for the Arts near the…...
Canada’s labour market is ‘static’ after a year of U.S. tariffs, population shift
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (1231+ words) Winnipeg -2" C, Partly cloudy OTTAWA - Thursday marks one year since U.S. President Donald Trump upended the global trading system with his "Liberation Day" duties " a major step in his wider tariff campaign that's hammered critical sectors of Canada's labour market. OTTAWA…...
Alberta to mandate teachers be balanced on all issues, pushing neutrality in schools
3+ day, 2+ min ago (180+ words) Alberta to mandate teachers be balanced on all issues, pushing neutrality in schools'winnipegfreepress.com March 31, 2026 # Ways to support us This browser doesn't support push notifications at the moment. Check browsers features, update your browser or try to use one from…...
University of Winnipeg wants former president’s lawsuit thrown out
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (495+ words) The University of Winnipeg has asked the court to toss out a lawsuit filed by its former president over his unceremonious ouster late last year. Todd Mondor, who was the university's president and vice chancellor from 2022 until he was removed…...
U of M tuition poised to climb four per cent
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (728+ words) Winnipeg -8" C, Clear University of Manitoba students are facing the highest tuition hike in years. Prabhnoor Singh, president of the University of Manitoba Students" Union, said the province"s decision to allow post-secondary institutions to increase tuition by as much…...
Opinion: Federal immigration has to enforce visa rules
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (586+ words) Winnipeg -9" C, Snow If you want to do well in education, you have to do your homework. You also have to, well, actually attend school. If you don't even bother to do that, there's a pretty good chance that you're…...
Manitoba fails to create 23,000 spaces under child-care deal: auditor
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (621+ words) Winnipeg -8" C, Sunny The Manitoba government was ill-prepared to meet its commitment to create 23,000 non-profit child-care spaces when it signed a $1.2-billion, five-year agreement with the federal government in 2021. Provincial auditor general Tyson Shtykalo came to that conclusion after he…...
Trump administration opens investigations into race in admissions at 3 medical schools
1+ week, 1+ day ago (396+ words) Winnipeg -8" C, Windy The Justice Department opened the investigations Wednesday into possible discrimination at the medical schools of Stanford University, Ohio State and the University of California, San Diego. Harmeet Dhillon, the Justice Department's assistant attorney general for civil rights,…...
Building opportunities and celebrating learning – Our Communities
1+ week, 2+ day ago (381+ words) Winnipeg 1" C, Blowing snow It is always a privilege to represent Winnipeg West and to see first-hand the work happening across our community. Over the past few weeks, I've had the chance to take part in initiatives that reflect what…...