Teachers deserve better…and so do our kids

by | Sep 13, 2013

In his young lawyer days Frank McKenna famously represented Acadian boxer Yvon Durelle and he’s been levelling oratorical punches ever since. McKenna was the keynote speaker at The Learning Partnership’s special event honouring champions of public...

We owe every child an equal chance to succeed

by | Sep 13, 2013

James K. Irving received The Learning Partnership’s Lifetime Achievement Award in Saint John N.B. on Sept. 13, 2013. He got there with his PALS, the Partners Assisting Local Schools initiative he started in 2000 with Bev MacDonald, Director of Education with...

Wanted: Giant silo crushers – know any?

by | Sep 13, 2013

Gerry Pond was honoured with The Learning Partnership’s Public Education Champion award in Saint John, N.B. on Sept. 13, 2013. In just two minutes he had a lot to say.   The Learning Partnership is a national charitable organization that champions a strong...

Get Your Geek On

by | Sep 13, 2013

Let’s have some fun with numbers with one of my favourite academics, the University of New Brunswick’s Michael Haan. Michael is the Canada Research Chair in Population and Social Policy and earlier this year he gave a 10-minute presentation about the...

Hey Maritimers! Are we coming or going?!?

by | Sep 12, 2013

The year 2017 could be a big one in the Maritimes. It’s Canada’s 150th anniversary – and it’s also the year the Echo generation’s average age reaches 28. That’s how old most of us are when we start thinking about where we want to settle...