Whitbourne, schools, and democracy #nlpoli
Parents in Whitbourne took the provincial government's English School District to court over the closure of the local school.They won.It's proof that a few determined people can use the tools…
education reform
Solidarity key to protecting public education
Hundreds of parents, teachers and students will be protesting education cuts in BC on Sunday. Families Against Cuts to Education is hosting the protests in five BC communities after yet…
Solidarity key to protecting public education
Hundreds of parents, teachers and students will be protesting education cuts in BC on Sunday. Families Against Cuts to Education is hosting the protests in five BC communities after yet…
Solidarity key to protecting public education
Hundreds of parents, teachers and students will be protesting education cuts in BC on Sunday. Families Against Cuts to Education is hosting the protests in five BC communities after yet…
Solidarity key to protecting public education
Hundreds of parents, teachers and students will be protesting education cuts in BC on Sunday. Families Against Cuts to Education is hosting the protests in five BC communities after yet…
Badass Book Review: The Future of our Schools, Teachers Unions and Social Justice by Lois Weiner
Badass Book Review: The Future of our Schools, Teachers Unions and Social Justice by Lois WeinerSince the massive public sector upsurge in the 60's and 70's, teachers unions in the…
Badass Book Review: The Future of our Schools, Teachers Unions and Social Justice by Lois Weiner
Badass Book Review: The Future of our Schools, Teachers Unions and Social Justice by Lois Weiner Since the massive public sector upsurge in the 60’s and 70’s, teachers unions in…
Badass Book Review: The Future of our Schools, Teachers Unions and Social Justice by Lois Weiner
Badass Book Review: The Future of our Schools, Teachers Unions and Social Justice by Lois Weiner Since the massive public sector upsurge in the 60's and 70's, teachers unions in…
Badass Book Review: The Future of our Schools, Teachers Unions and Social Justice by Lois Weiner
Badass Book Review: The Future of our Schools, Teachers Unions and Social Justice by Lois Weiner Since the massive public sector upsurge in the 60’s and 70’s, teachers unions in…
Learn Now. Pay Later. #nlpoli
A college or university education has an undeniable value both to the student and to the society as a whole. But should either party bear a disproportionate share of the…
Autonomy for Memorial University #nlpoli
One of the things about writing SRBP is that posts sometimes show changes in thinking as your humble e-scribbler gains more information. Over the last few posts and on Twitter,…
“China is already so yesterday” #nlpoli
Memorial University’s dean of graduate studies wasn’t so keen on China as a source of students in February 2011. In a post on her blog Postcards from the edge, Noreen…
The price of subsidy – MUN Tuition
In early June, a CBC investigation revealed that Memorial University is charging special fees for some international graduates students. That was just one of a series of problems with the…
Furthering education and reform
In his State of the Union address for 2013, President Barack Obama had several big themes, my favourite of which being education reform, focused at the high school level. In…
We can get there from here #nlpoli
People across the province are astounded that some students at Memorial University cannot correctly identify countries, continents, and oceans on a map of the world. Geographic illiteracy shocks people. Well,…