MANILA – Being out-of-school for three years, Timothy, 15, has decided to continue his elementary education this year amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. In an interview with the Philippine News Agency (PNA), Timothy admitted that addiction to mobile gaming made him neglect his studies and lose his love for physical activities including basketball and...
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Travel restriction exemptions for international students take effect on October 20.
Amended travel restrictions will take effect on October 20, allowing international students to enter Canada if their designated learning institution (DLI) has an approved COVID-19 readiness plan in place. With primary responsibility for education and health care, provincial and territorial governments assess COVID-19 readiness plans that schools are putting in place. As part of their...
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COVID-19 could cost Canadian universities millions, even billions: Statistics Canada
Universities are also adapting to pandemic-related travel restrictions and have allowed foreign students to continue their studies remotely.
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Students anxious for more time as federal loan repayment freeze winds down
Statistics Canada’s 2018 survey of graduates, published last fall, reported 54 per cent of university bachelor’s degree grads had student debt at graduation, owing an average amount of $28,000.
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Thousands of students return to schools as new COVID-19 cases emerge
“I think the prudent thing when someone is symptomatic is keep them at home, don’t go to school, but also call up the local public health hotline and figure out if a child needs to be tested.”
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Lawsuit to challenge Quebec back-to-school plan requiring in-person attendance
Sending her children to school “would mean my child is in a class for five or six hours a day, with 35 students, without a mask, without social distancing, when at home I can guarantee several basic security measures,” she said in a phone interview.
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Parents, teachers press Quebec to revise back-to-school plan amid COVID-19
“There is no perfect decision, but as a government, make a call, acknowledge peoples’ anxiety, acknowledge parents, and say: ‘Listen, we hear you, here’s what we’re going to do,'”
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Health and Safety Top Priority as Schools Remain Closed
"Today's announcement gives parents certainty, knowing that their children can continue to learn safely at home and that we have a plan for child care as we work to gradually reopen more of our economy, when it is safe to do so."
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A list of provincial decisions on schools amid COVID-19 pandemic
“The safety of our children is my number-one priority. After consulting with our health experts, we can’t open schools at this time. I’m just not going to risk it,” Ford said during his daily briefing on Tuesday, May 19.
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Students, schools at impasse over fall tuition amid financial strain of COVID-19
Organizations representing the country’s universities, colleges and their students say the pandemic has highlighted the need for increased and stable government funding for post-secondary education, to ensure schools aren’t so reliant on tuition to fund their operations.