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Twilight sucks in teachers

Kristin Rushowy November 20, 2009

Girls talk about them – well, him – in the hallways and in class. School libraries can't keep the books on the shelves and many report waiting lists.

Honk! Here come the giggling Grade 3 singers

Debra Black November 20, 2009

They stomped. They sang. They wiggled their hips. For many of the students from Regent Park/Duke of York Junior Public School, it was the first time they had ever had any musical theatre training. And by the end of the workshop they were...

Crime falls in policed schools

Robyn Doolittle November 19, 2009

Crime is down and victims are more willing to speak up at high schools where an officer is stationed, says a new report evaluating the first year of a program launched by Toronto police.

High school ditches text books for digital readers

Kristin Rushowy November 18, 2009

A Toronto-based private school says it is the first in the country to lighten students' load by ditching textbooks for digital readers.

Police in high schools lead to lower crime: Chief

Robyn Doolittle, Kristin Rushowy November 18, 2009

A program that puts police in schools is starting to pay off, says a report released this morning.

Tasty idea to keep kids off the streets

Katie Daubs November 17, 2009

With lentil goo on his magic marker-stained fingers, Khadar Gaal says he likes the after-school program at Rockcliffe Middle School just as much as the dal he made there.

The orchestra is not the pits

Trish Crawford November 16, 2009

Niall Lyn-McKee sits in a hole under the stage of Cardinal Carter Academy of the Arts, his eyes trained on conductor Jolanta Hickey.

Parents should vote on Catholic board chair, trustee says

Kristin Rushowy November 16, 2009

A Toronto Catholic trustee says parents - not he and his colleagues - should choose the board's new chair in December.

Motherlode: Shop class projects are still a source of pride

Lorraine Sommerfeld November 16, 2009

Back in 1976, I wanted to take shop class. I actually wanted to take it before that, but I was not permitted. The high school wasn't fond of the idea, but my mother came down and we all had a meeting.

Corporatized universities devalue education

Howard Woodhouse November 15, 2009

Governments, corporations and most university administrators regard Canadian universities as "engines of economic growth." Their function is no longer the search for truth, but to increase global competitiveness.

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