Independent schools are preparing to welcome a record number of students as more families pay for faith-based instruction and secular alternatives.
Enrolment up at alternative schools
Trend might offer lessons for public system
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Maggie Macintosh
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education reporter, Winnipeg Free Press 🍎 she/elle ¡ yo también hablo un poquito español (!) founder #letsgetmedialit | reporters don’t write headlines
Instead of apples, Emma Caronte is handing out lesson plans on local food history to Manitoba teachers this back-to-school season.
Education student designs lesson plans to take a bite out of food marketing
Instead of apples, Emma Caronte is handing out lesson plans on local food history to Manitoba teachers this back-to-school season.
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Instead of apples, Emma Caronte is handing out lesson plans on local food history to Manitoba teachers this back-to-school season #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Manitoba education student designs lesson plans to take a bite out of food marketing
Instead of apples, Emma Caronte is handing out lesson plans on local food history to Manitoba teachers this back-to-school season.
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Independent schools are preparing to welcome a record number of students as more families pay for faith-based instruction and secular alternatives #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Enrolment up at Manitoba's alternative schools
Independent schools are preparing to welcome a record number of students as more families pay for faith-based instruction and secular alternatives.
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The first day of school has been postponed at École Stanley Knowles School after teachers discovered mould on chairs, rugs and other items when they were setting up their classrooms #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Class delayed a day after mould found in Winnipeg school
The first day of school has been postponed at École Stanley Knowles School after teachers discovered mould on chairs, rugs and other items when they were setting up their classrooms.
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Red River College Polytechnic is celebrating an enrolment bump + eyeing new high school partnerships as part of its merger w/ a longtime competitor. For the first time, 400 students attended their first day of class in the south end Tuesday #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Winnipeg's Red River Polytechnic looks to expand after MITT takeover
Red River College Polytechnic is celebrating an enrolment bump and eyeing new high school partnerships as part of its merger with a longtime competitor.
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Reminder: School zones are in effect today and every weekday, from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., until Canada Day 2027. Yesterday's story on the ongoing debate re: the effectiveness of status-quo 30 km/h zones during certain times in Winnipeg... #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Winnipeg school zones return Tuesday as lead-footed drivers risk steep fines
School crossing guards are preparing to resume their posts on busy corners across the Winnipeg School Division, but Luna Zúñiga isn’t one of them.
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NEW: A Winnipeg teacher has been reprimanded for accidentally clicking ‘like’ on a student’s year-old social media post during a late-night scroll #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Winnipeg teacher disciplined for ‘liking’ student’s post
A Winnipeg teacher has been reprimanded for accidentally clicking ‘like’ on a student’s year-old social media post during a late-night scroll.
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All high school students will be required to show up for in-person phys-ed classes to graduate, the province is set to announce.
Manitoba set to announce phys-ed curriculum overhaul
Students must show up to gym class to graduate high school
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Casey Whitfield’s voice cracked and he began to cry as he recalled the children’s drawings — one of which depicts an adult being hanged — on display in Auschwitz. The WPG teacher took photos of the memorial he toured to share with students #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Holocaust tour helps Manitoba teachers tackle difficult subject
Casey Whitfield’s voice cracked and he began to cry as he recalled the children’s drawings — one of which depicts an adult being hanged — on display in Auschwitz-Birkenau.
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When Mohamad Alhamoud witnessed his young son ask an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot to do his homework for him, the software engineer felt “terrified.”
Software engineer who built lessons on AI for kids was ‘terrified’ into action
When Mohamad Alhamoud witnessed his young son ask an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot to do his homework for him, the software engineer felt “terrified.”
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When Mohamad Alhamoud witnessed his third grader ask an AI chatbot to do his homework for him, the software engineer said he felt “terrified.” That's why he came up with Codora, a made-in-Manitoba platform with interactive AI literacy courses #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Winnipeg software engineer who built lessons on AI for kids was ‘terrified’ into action
When Mohamad Alhamoud witnessed his young son ask an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot to do his homework for him, the software engineer felt “terrified.”
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NEW: A Winnipeg private school is requiring new students to complete artificial intelligence 101 lessons + offering a first-of-its-kind elective for those who want to perfect their chatbot prompts #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
AI literacy course mandatory at University of Winnipeg Collegiate
The University of Winnipeg Collegiate is requiring new students to complete artificial intelligence 101 lessons and offering a first-of-its-kind elective for those who want to perfect their chatbot pr...
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I'm elated @reviewofjournalism.bsky.social gave me the opportunity to wax poetic about the WFP media literacy project + tips for fact-checking friends/family who are susceptible to buying fake news 🗞️ My alma mater's new magazine is on stands now #mbed #wfp reviewofjournalism.ca/the-verifica...
The Verification Generation - The Review of Journalism
How can we stop our kids from turning into our parents?
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Pauline Pollard didn’t hesitate when asked what advice she would give her teenage self, a pregnant young mother of one in an abusive relationship.
Listening, healing, togetherness
RRC shelter support worker program grads seek to make difference in lives of province’s most vulnerable
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A new report shows 94 complaints were flagged to Manitoba’s independent teacher commissioner between the office's launch in Jan. 6, 2025 and March 31 of this year #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Manitoba teacher commissioner received 94 complaints in 15 months, report reveals
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A new report shows 94 complaints were flagged to Manitoba’s independent teacher commissioner during a 15-month period.
Manitoba teacher commissioner received 94 complaints in 15 months, report reveals
A new report shows 94 complaints were flagged to Manitoba’s independent teacher commissioner during a 15-month period.
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A new coalition representing students who stutter, speak with a lisp and struggle with other speech challenges is decrying the University of Manitoba’s decision to shelve plans to train in-demand clinicians #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Coalition dismayed after U of M decides not to establish master’s in speech-language pathology
A new coalition representing students who stutter, speak with a lisp and struggle with other speech challenges is decrying the University of Manitoba’s decision to shelve plans to train in-demand clin...
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School trustees are calling on the province to bolster public education around e-bike and e-scooter safety ahead of back-to-school season #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Winnipeg school trustees call for e-scooter safety education
School trustees are calling on the province to bolster public education around e-bike and e-scooter safety ahead of back-to-school season.
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Brandon University has absorbed all the public resources created by a defunct online education hub that promoted free textbooks and coordinated remote learning courses #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
E-learning hub finds home at Brandon University
Brandon University has absorbed all the public resources created by a defunct online education hub that promoted free textbooks and coordinated remote learning courses.
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An Elmwood child-care facility with 1,000 kids on its wait list served as the backdrop for a government news conference touting recent steps taken to meet overwhelming demand for licensed spaces in Manitoba #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
‘Much more to do’ to meet demand for licensed child care: education minister
An Elmwood child-care facility with 1,000 kids on its wait list served as the backdrop for a government news conference touting recent steps taken to meet overwhelming demand for licensed spaces in Ma...
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Concerns about literacy curriculum + website terms-of-service were repeatedly raised at consultation on how the province can better protect internet users. “It cannot be death-by-a-thousand-checked-boxes," Min. Moroz said about cybersecurity #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Meeting shines spotlight on internet safety
Concerns about status-quo literacy curriculum and website terms-of-service were repeatedly raised at a public consultation on how the provincial government can better protect internet users.
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Summer may be in full swing, but Gonzaga Middle School invited grads back for water balloon fights and academic, employment and support services this week. Staff attribute the 6-8 site's success to the now-year round drop-ins for former students #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Fun drop-in last chance to mentor grads of Winnipeg school with excellent track record
Summer break may be in full swing, but Gonzaga Middle School invited graduates back to the building for water balloon fights and academic, employment and support services this week.
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*PSA* Manitoba wants public input to develop AI, social media + cybersecurity regulations. There's a "public listening session" tomorrow eve (7-9pm) at Norberry-Glenlee CC in WPG. (I'll be there!) Some background info @thebrandonsun.bsky.social #wfp #mbed www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
AI fears voiced during public consultation in Brandon
Security against cybercriminals, safeguards against being tracked or monitored and limiting the role of artificial intelligence in people’s lives were some of the concerns raised during a public consu...
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A team of researchers at the University of Manitoba wants adults to take the cloud they leave behind into special consideration when they envision heaven and their afterlife #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
University of Manitoba researchers studying ‘digital legacy planning’ before death
A team of researchers at the University of Manitoba wants adults to take the cloud they leave behind into special consideration when they envision heaven and their afterlife.
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A Winnipeg uniform store is appealing to medical students to shop locally for scrubs this back-to-school season as it grapples with growing competition online and an apparent shutout by local campuses #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Winnipeg medical scrubs retailer feeling abandoned by U of M, RRC Polytech nursing programs
A Winnipeg uniform store is appealing to medical students to shop locally for scrubs this back-to-school season as it grapples with growing competition online and an apparent shutout by local campuses...
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UWinnipeg is marking the 10th session of an experiential course — or, as a critic once put it, “Marxist summer camp” — that brings suburban and inner-city students together to study social justice issues in class and community internships #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Experiential course hailed as ‘a made-in-Manitoba triumph’
The University of Winnipeg is marking the 10th session of an experiential course — or, as a critic once put it, “Marxist summer camp” — that brings suburban and inner-city students together to study s...
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New: Despite being labelled as “permanently closed” online and maintaining a website filled with outdated information, the Canadian Federation of Students-MB is defending itself as an active entity deserving of fees in spite of its low profile #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Student union coalition scrutinized, accused of providing minimal benefit for fees paid
Despite being labelled as “permanently closed” online and maintaining a website filled with outdated information, a coalition of student unions is defending itself as an active entity deserving of fee...
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Despite being labelled as “permanently closed” online and maintaining a website filled with outdated information, a coalition of student unions is defending itself as an active entity deserving of fees in spite of its low profile.
Student union coalition scrutinized
Critic says low-profile national organization provides minimal benefit for fees paid
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