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Some American public school districts are now offering salary incentives or “merit pay” to encourage and reward exemplary teachers. In Houston, Texas, the merit pay system started in 2005 provides teachers with $40 million (up to $11,000 extra per year) for measurable improvements in student performance. President Barak Obama surprised many by saying “It’s time [...]
My 2010 Olympics started a few days earlier than the official start date when I got to run along side my mom the Torchbearer! I went with her to the collection point and got to see and hold the lantern that housed the flame. That flame was lit back in October in Olympia, Greece and [...]
Ontario’s new all-day kindergarten programs to roll out this fall are making Toronto’s public schools appealing choices for busy, working families. But the benefits that private schools offer GTA parents and children still extend far beyond before- and after-care. With Dalton McGuinty’s full-day kindergarten programs coming to Ontario elementary schools this fall, journalists and administrators [...]
Waldorf education has housed many future well known artists. Many celebrities take their children to the school. Quick fact: Friends star, Jennifer Aniston started her grade school education at the Steiner school in New York before she went off to the “Fame” high school for the performing arts. At the Toronto Waldorf School, one of its most well known children is guitarist [...]
Class Afloat Private School Students Welcomed Home at Pearson Airport Our Kids’ photographer Andrew Stawicki met the students of West Island College International’s Class Afloat program as they got off their plane at Toronto’s Pearson Airport this morning. On February 18th Class Afloat’s tall ship, SV Concordia, sunk in high seas off the coast of [...]
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