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Individual notices starting to go out about PowerSchool data breach
If you're a student or teacher — or were one in the past few decades — you may soon be getting a head's up that your personal information was accessed as part of the widespread PowerSchool cyber breach that recently hit Canadian school boards.
Kids in daycare are more sedentary than you'd think. These educators aim to get preschoolers moving
You'd think preschoolers at daycare dash around all day. But they're more sedentary than you'd expect — which can impact their development of movement and other skills. An expanding initiative aims to help ECEs get little kids moving more.
Cyberattack affecting school boards across Canada may involve decades of data. What can families do?
The scope of the PowerSchool data breach impacting school boards across the country is widening, with some boards revealing it may involve student data dating back decades. Still, experts say there are steps families can take to protect themselves.
Cyberattacks can take entire school networks out. It's time to pay more attention to them, experts say
Cyberattacks can derail day-to-day operations in every single school by knocking out integrated, board-wide networks and endanger the vast trove of data schools collect from students, families and staff. Experts say more attention and action is needed to strengthen school boards' defences.
For some Canadian students, music class also means turntables and MIDI controllers
Step into a music class today and you might just find laptops, turntables and MIDI controllers alongside the clarinets, recorders or violins most people expect to see. From elementary school through post-secondary, some teachers are expanding the definition of music education and encouraging more students to try music-making.
4 ways to tackle a rise in disrespectful behaviour in classrooms
'Incivility' sounds old-fashioned, but in classrooms, it disrupts learning and impacts student development. It's a situation educators and experts focused on Canadian youth believe needs addressing.
Australia is banning social media for those under 16. Is it a solution for Canada?
Australia's new law banning social media for those under 16 will likely move the needle on Canadian efforts demanding more online protections for young people, experts say, though they call the 'sledgehammer approach' of a total ban an imperfect solution.
Canada's post-secondary industry predicts a storm ahead, as budget cuts shrink courses, staff
Cuts to staff, classes, programs and student services: Canada's post-secondary system is moving into a stormy period, as colleges and universities grapple with budget shortfalls exacerbated by restrictions on international students, domestic tuition caps or freezes, and stagnant provincial funding.
Young people get health advice from social media. But can they tell good information from bad?
Most young people turn to social media with their questions, but end up getting an onslaught of bite-sized, dubiously reliable content. Students and experts alike say more extensive learning is needed to boost critical thinking skills and help them be savvier on social media.
Students become 'junior historians' for a hands-on approach to Remembrance Day learning
Some educators are giving history classes new relevance by teaching students to be junior historians: offering engaging entry points into Canada's past and inspiring connections to the world today.