IN THE NEWS: March 9, 2016

Today’s news includes articles about financial literacy and post secondary education from various news sources including the Alberta Daily Herald Tribune, the Stony Plain Reporter, and the National Post.

FINANCIAL LITERACY

Students bank on new program. Alberta Daily Herald Tribune, March 1, 2016
“It just gives them an opportunity to get a real world experience with the job aspect, a little bit of financial literacy, and most importantly a good …

POST SECONDARY EDUCATION

Breaking down barriers. Stony Plain Reporter, March 4, 2016
“It’s… working with governments, ensuring that we have culturally appropriate financial literacy tools… and ensuring that the communities themselves …

Andrew Coyne: Instead of offering free tuition for some, change when and how all students pay for university. National Post, March 8, 2016
The government of Ontario went to some effort to showcase its planned Ontario Student Grant in…

Summer job prospects for New Brunswick students unclear despite funding. CBC News, March 4, 2016
Federal funding for student jobs has doubled this year, but some municipal, university jobs cut back.

Ontario supports Native education efforts. The Hamilton Spectator, March 7, 2016
Gregory Phillips is one of the lucky ones. He has a chance at an education and career, something more than half of his peers on Six Nations are denied…


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