#virtual-learning

#virtual-learning

An Ajax father has filed a complaint with Ontario's privacy commissioner over what he calls a "weird" decision by the regional school board.At the beginning of the month, the Durham District School Board (DDSB) sent a letter to parents of all online students demanding they prove they live in Durham Region.

With another possible education workers' strike in Ontario Monday, school boards are once again making plans for how to cope if there's no deal reached with the province.The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) gave a five-day strike notice on Wednesday after bargaining with the province broke down.

After an independent report found an elementary school outside St. Louis had unacceptable levels of radioactive contamination, preliminary results of testing for radioactive materials by the US Army Corps of Engineers showed no presence of radioactive material above the expected range of background levels, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday.

Several Ontario school boards said Friday they will move to remote learning next week indefinitely if an education workers' strike continues.Thousands of Canadian Union of Public Employees workers  including education assistants, custodians and librarians  walked off the job earlier in the day and the union's leaders have said the job action will continue "until our members decide otherwise," despite a law banning them from striking and the possibility of fines.

As Silicon Valley teachers stress over the lack of affordable housing and high cost of living, unruly student behavior is now part of the mix.The end result is teacher burnout.Nearly one-third of teachers cite student discipline as the worst part of the job, according to a recent UCLA study.The problem is being attributed to staffing shortages in classrooms and the need for expanded mental health services, advocates said.