Our quick reference and archive of items on Education in other communities of the North Coast and North West.
Lax Kw'alaams
Haida Gwaii
September 13 -- New name for Masset high school
September 13 -- New pre-school teacher in Queen Charlotte, new Port Clements preschool program
August 26 -- Small boost in bus funding for Haida Gwaii
June 17 -- Trustees say French phase-out will further reconciliation
June 15 -- Skidegate School to lose French Immersion program (audio)
June 1 -- Old Massett school expansion funding under fire
April 1 -- Haida Gwaii's one of a kind educational experience
Smithers/Bulkley Valley
October 14 -- School District 54 School Bus collision near Vanderhoof results in no serious injuries
October 7 -- School District 54 forums held later this month in Smithers and Houston
September 30 -- School District54 remembers Residetntial Schools with "Orange Shirt Day"
September 8 -- Province overhauls anti-bullying policies to better serve minorities
September 6 -- Northern Schools receive funding to become energy efficient
September 6 -- NWCC offers trade skills for high school students, as well as a First of its kind Psychology 101 course
September 1 -- BC rolls out new curriculum, adds tax credit for Back to School
September 1 -- Twain Sullivan elementary gets $111,000 for new boiler
August 24 -- School District 91 Fills Important holes
June 22 -- Telkwa Elementary welcomes new Principal
June 22 -- The Closing of Lake Kathlyn School will be for good
June 21 -- The Fate of Lake Kathlyn School a topic at School District 54 meeting tonight
June 20 -- Possible School threat unsubstantiated
June 15 -- Smithers Council won't allow a private school a temporary use permit on Railway Avenue
May 26 -- Ministry cuts High School provincial exams from 5 to 2
May 24 -- 'Gradpass' helping Hazelton High School Grads stay safe
May 20 -- Lead problem in Twain Sullivan elementary
May 19 -- School District 54 passes budget
May 16 -- Dash Cams in District 54 school busses
May 11 -- Student Entrepreneurs in Smithers
April 28 -- Fundraiser for SSS Athletics Saturday
April 22 -- Lead found in Drinking Water at Houston Elementary school
April 13 -- Lake Kathlyn School in Smithers to close (video)
April 13 -- Lake Kathlyn Elementary Closing
April 13 -- School Board approves Lady Kathlyn Elementary Closure
April 7 -- Grade 10 SSS Student in National Music Competition Regional Finals
April 6 -- Last Lake Kathlyn Meeting Thursday
April 6 -- Hazelton Student wins National, $10,000 Scholarship
April 4 -- BVTU calls Fraser Rankings "Unfair"
March 16 -- Bulkley Valley School Closure (video)
February 24 -- SSS Student shot with BB Gun in Drive By, 16 year old arrested
February 4 -- Lake Kathyln School Closure meeting (video)
January 21 -- Bulkley Valley School being considered for Closure (video)
January 20 -- Lake Kathlyn Elementary's Days may be Numbered
January 20 -- Bulkley Valley School District seeking Public Input in School Closure
January 20 -- Lake Kathlyn School May Be Closed
January 14 -- BVTU pleased with Supreme Court Announcement
Terrace/Kitimat
October 18 -- Trades funding announcement for Northwest Schools (video)
September 8 -- School begins for Syrian child in Terrace
September 7 -- Lessons on learning: BC's new scholl curriculum embeds Aboriginal worldview
Septmeber 6 -- Kids Back to School - Motorists reminded to Obey School Zones
September 6 -- Study smart: new curriculum prepares students for the 21st century
September 1 -- Skeena Middle School teacher identified as accident fatality
September 1 -- Coast Mountain School District mourns loss of Terrace teacher killed in Wednesday Highway crash
August 31 -- Coast Mountains School District posts condolences to teacher's family
August 28 -- Coast Mountain School District applies for bus cost assistance
August 18 -- Coast Mountain School District applies for bus money
August 10 -- Education Ministry offers new school bus funds
August 3 -- Former Terrace teacher admits sexual relationship with student
July 20 -- Terrace school district fighting math decline
July 14 -- Thornhill Elementary upgrades heat system
July 7 -- Coast Mountain School District looking to boost French immersion
June 15 -- Terrace School District cuts budget deficit in half
June 11 -- Terrace School District lays off teachers, expects fewer positions this fall
June 1 -- Terrace Students produce Anti-Drinking PSA's
June 1 -- Drinking PSA's from Terrace High School Students (video)
May 26 -- Terrace school to get new bus
May 25 -- Terrace area B.C. school trustees vote for modest raises
May 25 -- BC School Water Testing (video)
May 11 -- Northwestern B.C. educators hope to attract Chinese students
May 6 -- Healthcare Roadshow aims to inspire young students (audio)
April 28 -- Society makes daycare pitch to Terrace city council
April 27 -- Terrace School Notified After Two Cases of the Mumps Diagnosed
April 19 -- French Immersion could be on the chopping block as districts look to cut costs (audio)
April 19 -- Coast Mountains School District faces cuts
February 24 -- Pink Shirt Day at Kitsumkalum (video)
February 9 -- Secondary school focuses on Grade 10 success
January 27 -- Thornhill Trustee takes seat on the board
January 20 -- Computer Coding program Concerns from BCTF (video)
January 20 -- BCTF responds to Coding in the Curriculum
January 12 -- New trustee full of ideas to engage
January 12 -- Thornhill School Trustee elected
January 12 -- Northwestern BC school trustee elected
January 9 -- Broadened alcohol sales policy pondered by Coast Mountain School District
January 8 -- Thornhill School Trustee By-election Saturday
January 8 -- Thornhill School trustee by-election tomorrow
Ketchikan
September 8 -- School district sees rise in student count
July 27 -- Board OKs abuse/assault program policy
July 26 -- School Board to consider abuse/assault policy
July 21 -- O'Brien resigning from Ketchikan School Board
June 9-- School Board questions liaison committee involvement
June 5 -- Revilla High School graduates Class of 2016
May 30 -- Kayhi Class of 2016 honoured
May 26 -- Retirees honoured by Ketchikan School Board
May 19 -- Students name new ferries Tazlina and Hubbard
May 17 -- Hydaburg school gets biomass boiler grant
May 16 -- Report: Safety improved; new drop-off still needed
May 13 -- "Girls on the Run" teaches life skills
May 12 -- Grants, tamales to help fund school totem project
May 10 -- Schoenbar totem grant up for Board consideration
May 5 -- Ketchikan Superintendent Boyle finalist for state job
May 4 -- Story time prepares children for success
May 2 -- School District, Borough budgets move forward
April 29 -- Borough, School budgets up for Assembly vote
April 28 -- School Board OK's FY'17 district budget
April 27 -- Childcare providers earn CDA credentials
April 26 -- School Board to vote on submitting FY'17 budget
April 21 -- Mathews places third in speech contest
April 13 -- School Board amends, postpones FY17 budget
April 12 -- District funding top topic for School Board
April 8 -- School District faces budget challenges
March 30 -- Crossing guards on duty at Houghtaling School
March 23 -- School Board extends Superintendent contract
March 22 -- School Board to consider new math curriculum
March 10 -- Alaska to Indiana for oratorical contest (audio)
March 10 -- Revilla works to redefine 'alternative' school (audio)
March 8 -- Boro delays tobacco tax, talks school activities
February 25 -- Activities axed (audio)
February 23 -- School Board to take first vote on FY17 budget
February 17 -- The not-quite-million-dollar question
February 12 -- Ketchikan finds spelling bee C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N
February 11 -- School District looks at first draft of budget
February 3 -- UAS Ketchikan Campus students make honor lists
January 28 -- School Board dives into contracted services
January 8 -- TSAS wins national healthy-schools award
January 8 -- Supreme Court overturns education lawsuit ruling
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