January 30, 2025
The Honourable, Krista Lynn Howell, Minister of Education, will make an announcement today to support programming at Choices for Youth. The announcement takes place at Choices for Youth’s Outreach and Youth Engagement Centre, 12-16 Carter’s Hill Place, St. John’s, at…
January 28, 2025
The Provincial Government is providing an update on actions it has taken to date to address the cybersecurity incident in the PowerSchool platform. The incident is not specific to Newfoundland and Labrador. PowerSchool notified customers in multiple jurisdictions in North America….
January 24, 2025
The Provincial Government has joined other provinces and territories in Canada in signing on to the Pathways to Teach Canada Consortium. Pathways to Teach Canada officially launched on November 18, 2024, and supports the success of internationally educated teachers in…
January 23, 2025
The Provincial Government has issued a request for quotations (RFQ) for the provision of supplies for a new parent resource kit for new parents. The parent resource kits will include a baby sleeper, wooden baby teether, knit cotton hat, sensory…
January 9, 2025
Today, the Provincial Government released Education Accord NL’s interim report, A Vision for the Future: Transforming and Modernizing Education. Education Accord NL Co-Chairs Dr. Anne Burke and Dr. Karen Goodnough will be available to media tomorrow (Friday, January 10) to…
January 9, 2025
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a review of the certification process for early childhood educators. The RFP is seeking a vendor to evaluate the current certification process for early childhood educators…
January 8, 2025
The Provincial Government is notifying residents of Newfoundland and Labrador that on January 7, 2025, the Provincial Government received notice that PowerSchool had experienced a cybersecurity incident. PowerSchool is a third party which provides a platform used in the provincial…
January 7, 2025
The Honourable Krista Lynn Howell, Minister of Education, today announced the recipients of this year’s Safe, Caring and Inclusive Schools Special Initiatives Grants. To support school initiatives that establish safe and inclusive learning environments for all students, the Provincial Government…
December 17, 2024
A new NLSchools Responsible Student Use of Personal Electronic Devices Policy will come into effect when students return from holiday break on January 6, 2025. The policy aims to reduce the impact of inappropriate personal electronic device usage, such as…
November 28, 2024
The Honourable Krista Lynn Howell, Minister of Education, is extending congratulations to Jo Anne Broders, a teacher at Smallwood Academy in Gambo, on receiving the Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. Throughout her career, Ms. Broders has championed…
