IN THE NEWS: March 11, 2016
Today’s news includes articles about post secondary education, and poverty, from various news sources including the Vernon Morning Star, the Prince Albert Daily Herald, and the Atlantic.
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION
Education grant access urged. Vernon Morning Star. March 11, 2016
Parents and grandparents are being urged to take advantage of increased eligibility for the B.C. Training and Education Savings Grant. The $1,200 …
Food bank going strong after 25 years. Simcoe Reformer. March 9, 2016
It is now on site and helps the poor access legal aid, electricity bill rebates, sales tax refunds, and sign up for a Registered Education Savings Plan.
POVERTY
Detailed plans needed to reduce poverty. Prince Albert Daily Herald. March 9, 2016
One poverty reduction partnership is calling for the provincial government to create explicit implementation details when it comes to their “Taking …
USA
What Do Americans Think About Access to Education? The Atlantic. March 9, 2016
Americans continue to see expanding access to education as the best strategy for widening opportunity in the modern economy, but remain conflicted.
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