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By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – A former educational assistant who gave a student money, food and drugs as their relationship intensified has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years behind bars for sexual exploitation.
Sheryl Dyck, who was 42 at the time, was arrested in 2015 after seven months of having oral sex that progressed to intercourse with the 16-year-old boy.
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is calling for more transparency after a new report found school employees were responsible for hundreds of alleged sexual offences involving students.
“This causes a lot of damage to children when this misuse of a relationship occurs, and it can be profound,” Noni Classen, the centre’s director of education said Thursday.
By The Canadian Press
DAUPHIN, Man. – Students at a Manitoba high school have a major incentive to show up for class — they could start their summer driving a truck.
Kids with 90 per cent attendance at Dauphin Regional Comprehensive Secondary School are entered in a draw to win the vehicle at the end of the year.
By Sarah Klein
A new kindergarten to Grade 5 school is in the planning stages for the Seven Oaks School Division.
The province on Thursday unveiled plans for the dual-track school on Templeton Avenue, creating space for 450 students with a future capacity of 600.
A $25,000 grant to an instructor and researcher at Assiniboine Community College in Brandon is using so-called “good bugs” to weed out other pests that may injure and sometimes kill plants.
Dr. Poonam Singh is the recipient of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada grant from the NSERC Engage program.
Winnipeg-born singer-songwriter Ray St. Germain is being honoured by Red River College as its 2018 Honourary Diploma recipient.
The award-winning entertainer, voice actor, radio host and producer is the 25th person to receive the award since 1995.
Brandon University is graduating the largest class of students in six years on Friday.
BU says nearly 600 students will receive degrees as part of its Spring 2018 Convocation.
WINNIPEG — The College of Dentistry at the University of Manitoba has received a $7.5 million from an alumnus.
Dr. Gerry and Mrs. Reesa Niznick presented the historic donation on Tuesday through the Front and Centre campaign.
By Kate Jackman–Atkinson, Neepawa Banner & Press
NEEPAWA, Man. — Turns out, improving the skills of Manitoba students isn’t as easy as A-B-C. This week, the results of the 2016 Pan-Canadian Assessment (PCAP) of reading, science and math were released, and students and educators in this province got some good news and some bad. While Manitoba students’ skills have improved, they still lag behind those in other provinces.
The PCAP is a national standardized test administered by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. The test is given every three years to a random sample of 30,000 Grade 8 students across the country. Because curriculum varies from province to province, the test focuses on the core areas of reading, science and math. It’s designed to determine if students in different provinces achieve the same level of proficiency at the same time. In addition to the test results, the assessment also includes a questionnaire to collect “contextual information.” This includes questions about demographics, socioeconomic factors and teaching and learning conditions, which can help interpret results. The first test was conducted in the spring of 2007. The testing program is designed to help provincial education ministries monitor and assess their educational systems.
WINNIPEG — Five new programs launching as part of Red River College‘s curriculum will advance Indigenous education in Manitoba.
RRC worked closely in consultation with internal and community stakeholders to reflect the growth of Indigenous education, as well as the development of 12 new staffing positions.
