TRU – Old Main classrooms to get a makeover for September
Students returning to classes at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) in September will find parts of Old Main made new. More than half of the classrooms on the second floor will [Continue]
Education
SCHOOLS – Annual report card shows some local elementary schools lagging
Several Kamloops district elementary schools have some improving to do, according to a new report card issued by a B.C. think tank. The annual Report Card on B.C.’s [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Running a big university is not an easy gig
THE ANNOUNCEMENT of Thompson Rivers University’s new president had scarcely been made before word got around about a high-profile incident he’d been involved in at his [Continue]
SCHOOLS – Teamwork, collaboration are key parts of local education
By JOE SMALL Trustee, School District 73 IT GOES WITHOUT saying, providing education to more than 14,000 students in several communities across hundreds of kilometres of the [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Time for some plain talk about sexual violence in our schools
An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF WE’RE GOING to have a serious discussion about sexual violence in our schools, let’s be crystal clear what [Continue]
EDUCATION – Universities have schizophrenic attitude on public service
By ALEX USHER President, Higher Education Strategy Associates I HAVE A STRONG message today. It’s mostly for people in social science fields (especially Deans and [Continue]
