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L’ACCCS applaudit la décision du gouvernement de l’Î.-P.-É. de rétablir les commissions scolaires les commissions scolaires



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Le 18 décembre 2019

 

L’ACCCS applaudit la décision du gouvernement de l’Î.-P.-É. de rétablir les commissions scolaires

 

L’Association canadienne des commissions/conseils scolaires s’est réjouie d’entendre l’annonce récente du ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Apprentissage continu de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard de rétablir les commissions scolaires. Le gouvernement provincial a partagé le 4 décembre 2019 son intention d’élaborer un modèle de gouvernance de l’éducation conçu de façon à donner aux résidents une voix dans l’éducation publique. Le modèle doit être en place à l’automne 2020.

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CSBA Applauds PEI Government’s Decision to Reinstate Governing School Boards

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December 18, 2019

CSBA Applauds PEI Government’s Decision to Reinstate Governing School Boards

The Canadian School Boards Association is pleased to hear the recent announcement from the Prince Edward Island Ministry of Education and Lifelong Learning to reinstate governing school boards. Announced on December 4, 2019, the provincial government shared its intentions to build an education governance model designed to give residents a voice in public education. This model is to be in place by fall of 2020.

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EdCan Giving Tuesday Promotion

EdCan is looking for your support this holiday season!

“Please support the EdCan Network as we continue to Build, Amplify and Support all that it means to have publicly funded education in Canada.

We are on our way to our goal of $24,000. With your help, we know we can get there.  Please, share this link via email on your social media to spread the word about this wonderful day and our very important cause.”

Donations made by December 16, 2019 of $100 and above are entered into a draw to win 2 tickets to an all-inclusive Toronto-to-Montreal New Year’s Eve bash!

https://www.edcan.ca/articles/giving-tuesday-2019/

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Statement from the National School Boards Association

The public school is both a cherished tradition, as well as a critical underpinning, to the
democracies of both Canada and the United States. It is an essential means of ensuring that
citizens are well prepared to elect their leaders and to make important decisions about shaping
the future. That is why, in both of our countries, education is deeply rooted in the community and
why leadership of it must be, too. (READ MORE)

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Lettre d’opinion éditoriale de la Présidente de l’Association canadienne des commissions/conseils scolaires, Laurie French

Le vendredi 4 octobre 2019

Au terme d’une semaine difficile et frustrante pour les commissaires et les conseillers scolaires partout au pays, nous observons nos collègues au Québec sous la menace d’un projet de loi, présenté par leur gouvernement provincial, qui risque d’avoir des conséquences dévastatrices. L’ACCCS, nos membres et les communautés que nous représentons d’un océan à l’autre du pays sont choqués et consternés par l’intention du gouvernement provincial du Québec de priver ses citoyens d’expression française d’un système d’éducation publique gouverné par des membres de la communauté élus démocratiquement qui ont l’enseignement public à cœur.  

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Opinion Editorial Letter from Canadian School Boards Association President, Laurie French

Friday, October 4, 2019

Following a difficult and frustrating week for school board trustees across the country, we watch our colleagues in Quebec under the threat of a potentially devastating piece of legislation tabled by their provincial government. The CSBA, our members and the communities we represent across the country are shocked and dismayed to hear the Quebec provincial government’s interest in robbing its French-speaking citizens of a public education system governed by democratically elected community members dedicated to public education.

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Déclaration de la présidente de l’ACCCS suite à l’intention du gouvernement du Québec d’abolir les commissions scolaires francophones

L’Association canadienne des commissions/conseils scolaires (ACCCS) ainsi que les membres et les communautés que nous représentons d’un océan à l’autre du pays sont choqués et attristés par l’intention du gouvernement provincial du Québec de priver ses citoyens d’expression française d’un système d’éducation publique gouverné par des membres de la communauté élus démocratiquement qui ont l’enseignement public à cœur. 

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Statement from CSBA President in response to Quebec Government’s Intent to Abolish French Governing School Boards

The Canadian School Boards Association (CSBA) and the members and communities we represent across the country are shocked and saddened to hear the Quebec provincial government’s interest in robbing their French-speaking citizens of a public education system governed by democratically elected community members dedicated to public education.

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