310 S. Michigan Ave., No. 2501, Chicago: $4,625,000 | Listed: Feb. 16, 2023This four-bedroom home has four bathrooms, two half baths, four fireplaces and outdoor space. The dining area has 12-foot ceilings, hand-painted Gracie wall coverings, millwork and a marble fireplace. An oak library has Chevron-patterned floors, a coffered ceiling, and built-in shelving extending the full length of two walls. The kitchen features solid walnut cabinetry, a five-burner LaCornue range and a custom polished nickel hood. The primary bedroom suite has a bathroom with a double vanity, custom cabinetry, a steam shower, a jetted oversize tub and a private…
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Province announces 2,000 student spaces at new charter school hub
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Alberta Education has unveiled its new charter school hub near the University of Calgary, investing up to $118 million to purchase and renovate office spaces expected to house up to 2,000 students in the next few years.Article content
An integral component of Budget 2023’s commitment to what the province has called choice in education, the long-awaited charter hub model will ultimately combine several different charter schools inside the multi-storey SMART Technologies building on Research Road, just west of the University of Calgary campus.Article content
Alberta Education has confirmed a $76-million investment to purchase the building, and…
NB school districts not using clause that helps students with disabilities, says advocate
New Brunswick’s child and youth advocate says the school districts aren’t doing everything they can to ensure students with disabilities are kept with the same education assistants when it serves the best interests of the children.
Kelly Lambrock is now calling on the Department of Education to implement a policy by September that would oblige the districts to take advantage of a clause in education assistants’ collective agreement, which would ensure that happens.
In a news conference Thursday, Lamrock released a report from his investigation into the use of the clause, known as the “delicate relationship” clause, contained in the…
Battleground university: Neoliberalism is silencing education | Education
In early January, news broke that Kenneth Roth, the former boss of Human Rights Watch, had been denied a fellowship by Harvard University’s John F Kennedy School of Government due to the organization’s criticism of Israel under his leadership. Douglas Elmendorf, dean of the Kennedy school, had vetoed his fellowship, expressing concern over Roth’s “anti-Israel bias” as well as his tweets criticizing Israel.
While Roth’s case made headlines around the world, it is just one example of how the weaponisation of the charge of anti-Semitism has been used to censure Israel’s critics at universities across the West.
But the treatment…
