NWT educators promise to confront systemic racism
School boards say they'll find new ways to address racism and colonialism. One student told teachers "it's on you to build an anti-racist learning environment." More »
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Dechinta Centre receives Mastercard Foundation grant
The Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning will receive a Mastercard Foundation grant designed to help it meet the needs of northern Indigenous communities. More »
YK teacher retires after more than 40 years at St Pat’s
"A language arts legend." Teachers in Yellowknife paid tribute to Gerard Landry as he retired after four decades. Some of them had once been his students. More »
Classroom bubbles for younger kids as NWT releases schools plan
The NWT released a broad-brushstrokes plan for the return of students and teachers to schools this fall. There'll be no distancing in class for JK to Grade 6. More »
New Dene Nation partnership brings internet to Indigenous students
The Dene Nation says a new $170,000 partnership with the Mastercard Foundation will provide internet connectivity for Indigenous students to access education. More »
Yellowknife says goodbye to École JH Sissons after 45 years
École JH Sissons was celebrated in a ceremony honouring the 45-year-old facility before its imminent demolition. A new school building is due to open in 2022. More »
NWT and teachers’ association ‘reach tentative agreement’
The NWT Teachers' Association and territorial government have arrived at a new collective agreement, two weeks after bargaining started. More »
NWT schools could switch in and out of class ‘at short notice’ this fall
Parents in the NWT should be prepared for schools to switch rapidly between in-person classes and distance learning this fall, the territorial government said. More »
École Allain St-Cyr celebrates graduates with surprise parade
Six students at Yellowknife's École Allain St-Cyr are the latest to have their pandemic-affected graduation marked with a special celebration. More »
‘Great need’ for more childcare in Fort Smith, Norman Wells
Fort Smith and Norman Wells will be priorities for a new program designed to increase numbers of childcare spaces, the NWT's education minister said. More »
JH Sissons demolition will go ahead, education leaders say
The demolition of Yellowknife's École JH Sissons will happen as planned, the education minister and YK1 superintendent said. Some parents wanted to postpone it. More »
Ed Lippert named YK1 superintendent for 2020-21
Ed Lippert will lead Yellowknife's YK1 school district for a year after the search for a longer-term successor to Metro Huculak was delayed by Covid-19. More »