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Premier Sees N.B. Transformation to 'Learning' Province

November 7, 2012: Premier David Alward says an education forum that wrapped up in Fredericton Tuesday will eventually transform New Brunswick into Canada’s “learning” ...

Strengthen Schools with Inclusive Education

June 14, 2012: Last week’s announcement of a $62 million action plan to implement some of the recommendations in the report Strengthening Inclusion, Strengthening S...

Education minister promises 5 new school projects

December 14, 2011: The Progressive Conservative government will begin the process of building five new school projects across the province, Education Minister Jody Carr...

Tablets tap into our intuitive side

November 24, 2011: MONTREAL - There's a video that's gone viral on YouTube showing a one-year-old girl pinching a magazine cover as if it were an iPad, and grunting in ...

Advocate troubled by N.B. child poverty

November 24, 2011: FREDERICTON - While New Brunswick has the second-lowest incidence of child poverty in Canada, a Saint John-based advocate for the poor says it can't ...

Teachers receive excellence awards

November 24, 2011: SAINT JOHN - Two area teachers have received Teaching Excellence Awards for their contributions to educating New Brunswick youth.

Students not likely to meet gov't targets

November 21, 2011: FREDERICTON - Despite some big improvements, it looks unlikely New Brunswick will hit most student achievement targets set several years ago.

It's time to get back to basics

November 18, 2011: Perhaps education officials in School District 2 have some right to be pleased with the results of the ninth annual 'report card' on Atlantic Canadia...

Sharpen your financial literacy skills

November 17, 2011: November has been declared financial literacy month by federal finance minister Jim Flaherty, who created a federal financial literacy task force in ...

Sussex art teacher recognized by peers

November 15, 2011: SUSSEX - Bonny Hill isn't trying to create an army of artists.

Bonny Hill, visual arts teacher at Sussex Regional High School, Photo: Laura MacInn...

Students learn ABCs of community involvement

November 14, 2011: The Fredericton Food Bank is learning many hands really do make light work, thanks to a group of University of New Brunswick students.

Moncton High tries new approach

November 14, 2011: Walk into Moncton High School at the right time of day and you're liable to find students knitting, doing yoga, singing, playing guitar, cribbage or ...