Criticisms about the DSBN "Poor" Academy well founded.
Well, the DSBN went ahead and voted to continue funding and readying the new school for “poor” kids in Welland. Called the DSBN Academy (District School Board of Niagara), there are a growing number of voices that are angry about this decision. And, they are angry for a variety of well-founded reasons. Here, for example, are some [...]
Trustees vote to continue with DSBN Academy
Last night the trustees at the District School Board of Niagara voted to stick with their decision to open a segregated school for poor and disadvantaged children and youth in September 2011. To be located in the old Empire School site in Welland, Ontario, it will start with Grade 6, eventually offering all grades from 6 to 12. [...]
Is the DSBN Academy going to be like a KIPP school?
A Google search indicates that a lot has been written about the recent decision by the District School Board of Niagara (DSBN) to approve a Grade 6 – 12 school (to be called the DSBN Academy) for disadvantaged kids from families where no one has ever graduated from a post-secondary institution. Here also is what Hugo at The Education Reporter has written — [...]
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