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Across the Country Wednesday

In education news going on across the country:

British Columbia education minister George Abbott is holding a twitter chat today at noon PT on the Education Improvement Act @georgeabbottbc at #bced.  BC has been experiencing a very prolonged teachers’ union work to rule.

Saskatchewan wants to hear feedback on their mathematics curriculum.  Click on this link and fire away with your praise or concerns. HT to Wise Math.

Nova Scotia continues to debate the special education needs private school voucher, with the usual suspects making the usual excuses to eliminate it.

Here in Ontario, the story of the Waterloo family who had their lives turned upside down, when their four-year old drew a picture of a gun, continues.  Now the school superintendent says, “We do work hand-in-hand with these families because we co-parent.”

Do “co-parents” get Co-Mothers’ and Co-Fathers’ Day cards?