Support for Learners program expanded to include older students
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER With in-school classes being cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols, the Ministry of Education has expanded the Support for Learners subsidy program to…
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HPEDSB announce re-opening plans for students and staff after holiday break
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER Returning to school after the holiday break definitely looks different this year for Hastings Prince Edward District School Board (HPEDSB)….
PECI student wants black history included in school curriculum
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER History is vital to our common knowledge base and whether positive or negative, full and complete accounts of the past…
Ministry of Education releases more information for Grade 12 students
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER When the Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB) and the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Boards (HPEDSB) 2019/2020 school…
HPEDSB Consolidated financial statements paint rosier picture
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER The tightened reins on the purse strings of the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board will start to loosen…
Protest misses intended target but voices remain clear
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER While the intended target of their ire was nowhere near Picton on Thursday, local union members involved in the education system…
Secondary school staff, OSSTF Local president warn of negative impact of education cuts
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER The first in a series of town hall meetings in the Quinte region organized and hosted by the Ontario Secondary School…
School board, employee groups concerned over education cuts
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER Sabre rattling and virtual hand wringing seem to be the most common response locally to a major restructuring to education in…