The interesting part of this story is the revelation that the Calgary school board spends a significantly higher percentage of the school board budget on the top officials and school board administrators and less on the actual teachers who teach the students.
A Calgary Herald analysis found that the Calgary school board could save $10.5 million if it spent as little on administration as the most frugal of its Alberta counterparts.
The huge rent for the fancy new Calgary School board building is just one of the problems that the Calgary school board created for itself.
Read more about the Calgary Herald story: http://www.calgaryherald.com/Public+schools+face+cuts/4638763/story.html
The Calgary School board plans to continue support for ESL programming for students born outside of Canada.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Calgary Public schools face 324 Job Cuts
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
$3,000 - to help the Enterprising - ages 15 to 29
STUDENTS & YOUNG ENTREPRENEURSHIP - SUMMER COMPANY PROGRAM
MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE
The Summer Company program provides hands-on business training and mentoring - together with awards of up to $3,000 - to help enterprising young people, ages 15-29 (as of April 30, 2010) to start up and run their own summer business.
As a Summer Company entrepreneur, you’ll receive hands-on business coaching and mentoring from local community business leaders who will help make your Summer Company a success. Who knows, it could be the start of something big.
Summer Company is coordinated and delivered at the community level through the government's Small Business Enterprise Centres by way of business mentoring groups. Business mentoring groups consist of volunteer business advisors from the local community.
Successful Students will receive: An award of up to $1,500 will be given for start-up costs, and $1,500 award upon the successful completion of the Summer Company program. business and returning to school; A minimum of 12 hours of business training; and an opportunity to regularly meet with a local business mentoring group for support and advice on operating their summer business.
The deadline for your application and business plan submission is due MAY 6, 2010.
Applications are reviewed as they are received but there are a limited number of awards.
Steps to apply
Will you be between the ages of 15 - 29 by April 30, 2010?
Are you a student returning to school in the fall of 2010?
Are you a Canadian Citizen or a Landed immigrant living in Ontario?
Are you proposing a new business idea?
Do you plan to operate your (Summer Company) business in Ontario?
Have you received a previous Summer Company award, or have an outstanding My Company Loan?
Will you be employed elsewhere working more than 12 hours per week during the summer?
Are you planning to operate your Summer Company business as a partnership?
Link to Eligibility Checklist
http://www.ontariocanada.com/screen/en_sc_eligibility_questionaire.jsp
Have a question? Call: 1-877-553-5507.
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Saturday, February 20, 2010
High School should Educate Students
"Ontario high schools will be able to provide every student with an education advantage," said Premier McGuinty.
The McGuinty government made a commitment to improve student success by setting graduation targets. By 2010, Ontario will graduate 85 per cent of its students, up from just 68 per cent when the McGuinty government took office.
Phase three of the Student Success Strategy will:
Add a new Specialist High-Skills Major to the Ontario Secondary School Diploma that will allow students to complete a minimum bundle of courses in specific high-skills areas such as arts, business, information technology, and construction and manufacturing
Introduce legislation that would, if passed, require students to keep learning in a classroom, apprenticeship or workplace training program until age 18 or until they graduate
Expand cooperative education programs through increased partnerships with business and community organizations
Create new dual-credit programs to allow students to earn several credits toward an Ontario Secondary School Diploma through college, apprenticeship and university courses.
Introduce a new coordinated effort and formal links between high schools and postsecondary destinations to help students reach higher.
"For too long, high schools have struggled to help students reach their potential through a one-size-fits-all model," said Kathleen Wynne.
"We want our province to succeed and for that to happen, we need our people to succeed - so dropping out when you turn 16 should not be an option," said Premier McGuinty.
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