Monthly Archives: December 2006

The Drive to Reshape Public Education

Posted on December 12, 2006 by admin

My last column presented the measures our school district uses to shut down a small school like Yount. Now I would like to examine the formulas and policies that the ministry imposes on school boards in their drive to reshape … Continue reading →

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Keep Our Kids At the Lake

Posted on December 12, 2006 by admin

Yount Elementary in Youbou lost its teacher last week despite strong opposition from the community -forcing it to become a one classroom school. This has pushed it ever closer to the school district’s goal of closure as laid out in … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Mad Trustee: December 6th, 2006 Open Board Meeting

Posted on December 6, 2006 by admin

Principiis obsta…Finem respice / Resist the beginning…Consider the end  There is this great joke – a fellow murders his parents and at the end of his trial after he has been convicted and is about to be sentenced he urges … Continue reading →

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