NDP calls on government to fund school lunch program in upcoming budget
The NDP is calling on the federal government to announce a national school lunch program in the upcoming federal budget, to be released on April 16.
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Does Canada need a national school lunch program? The NDP ‘demand’ it
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he and his party “demand” that a national school lunch program be included in the April 16 federal budget.
South Carolina Supreme Court to decide if new private school voucher program is legal
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether a law passed last year allowing parents to spend taxpayer money on private schools violates part of the he state constitution banning direct aid to anything other than public schools.
Should school buses have seatbelts? Rollover crash in Ontario prompts new questions
The Ontario government is facing calls to take a closer look at seatbelts and road safety for students after a school bus rolled over in Woodstock, Ont., on Tuesday morning.
School bus driver charged after 5 children injured in rollover near Woodstock, Ont.
The 34-year-old driver of a bus that crashed south of Woodstock, Ont., on Tuesday, leaving five children with minor injuries, has been charged.
Texas school district to remove all librarian positions
A Texas school district will no longer have librarians.
School funding and ballot initiatives are among issues surviving in Mississippi Legislature
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators are considering proposals to rewrite the funding formula for public schools. Senate Bill 2332 would revise the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, the formula that has been fully funded only twice since it became law in 1997. House Bill 1453 would set a new formula that would send more money to poorer districts.
5 children injured in school bus rollover near Woodstock, Ont.
Ontario provincial police said the five students injured in a school bus rollover near Woodstock, Ont., all have minor injuries, including the child who was pinned under the bus and airlifted to hospital.