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News before 1996 is not available online.
Strengthening Mental Health Services - Island students will receive new supports through the 2017-18 provincial budget to help them overcome challenges that can impact their performance in school. Student well-being was identified as a priority by principals, District Advisory...
The Prince Edward Island Government responded this morning to the Public Schools Branch school review recommendations. Premier Wade MacLauchlan and Education, Early Learning and Culture Minister Doug Currie made the announcement following Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting in response to...
Islanders can take part in shaping Prince Edward Island’s first cultural strategy through community consultations that will begin in April. When complete this fall, the strategy will recommend cultural policy direction and guide the development of action plans, programs, and...
For too many families, the lack of affordable, high-quality child care means making a difficult choice. Some parents have to sacrifice retirement savings to pay for child care, while others may leave their career because child care is unavailable or unaffordable. Recognizing the...
Next year’s school calendar includes the same number of school days but four more weeks that have five full days of uninterrupted learning. The 2017-2018 school calendar, which identifies instructional and professional learning days, is now available to the public on the...
Business for the Arts, Canada’s only national charitable organization with a mandate to strengthen the arts and culture sectors across Canada by building partnerships between the private and cultural sectors, announced today that its artsVest program expands coast to coast...
Students at schools across Prince Edward Island are learning from local artists through the Canada-wide ArtsSmarts program. ArtSmarts injects arts into core academic subjects such as math, languages, social studies, and science by bringing artists into the classroom to share...
Artists from various disciplines across Prince Edward Island will receive government grants to pursue their craft and enrich the province’s cultural life. For a complete list of grant recipients, visit Arts Grants. A total of $100,000 was awarded to 32 projects by established and...
Stacy MacInnis remembers bundling up on cold winter mornings when he was five years old and going next door with his mother to stoke the coal stove for waiting passengers at the Elliott family’s train station in Pleasant Valley. Fast forward more than 50 years – it’s a summer day...
“The face of Englewood School” was surprised with an Extra Mile award this week for her love and commitment to the schools’ students. Administrative assistant Cathy Cairns was “shocked, touched and emotional” when her colleagues announced her win at an assembly on Pink Shirt Day...