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  English Montreal School Board scores highest graduation rate in Quebec

  The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) has scored the highest graduation rate in the province for the 2022-23 school year.

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  Westmount elementary teacher strives to be the difference every day

  Elementary school teacher Alexandra Zorbas returned to the school she attended as a child and is one of the most beloved instructors at Westmount Park Elementary School.

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  Quebec limits school tax hike to 3 per cent

  The Legault government announced on Friday that it would limit school tax increases to an average of 3 per cent, the same as in recent years. Quebec is also committed to paying the $150 million shortfall to school service centres.

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  Quebec's principals are quitting in unprecedented numbers: association

  The amount of school principals quitting in Quebec is reaching unprecedented numbers. That's according to the Quebec Association of School Principals, which represents 800 members. Many principals are struggling to fulfill their roles effectively due to a significant increase in administrative tasks, the association said.

• No more doctor's notes required for certain short absences in Quebec schools

  The Quebec government announced on Friday that elementary and high school students, as well as students in higher education, will no longer be required to present a doctor's note to justify certain absences from class starting next fall.

• Educational services deficient in nearly 30 per cent of Quebec daycares evaluated

  Since 2018, nearly 30 per cent of early childhood centres (CPEs) and daycare centres have failed the educational quality assessment prepared by the Ministry of the Family. This failure rate has risen to 41 per cent in 2022-2023.

• English CEGEPs' struggles with Bill 96 requirements show why language law is needed: minister

  Quebec's minister for the French language says if English CEGEPs are having a problem with the new French-language exam for students, it only shows that the province's language laws are necessary.

• Nearly 5,000 Quebec teachers have quit in the last five years: report

  According to a report by French-language media outlet the Journal de Montreal, from 2018 to 2023, the number of teachers quitting increased by 76 per cent, for a total of 4,880.

• Quebec schools must have designated boys and girls bathrooms: education minister

  Even though the Quebec advisory committee on gender identity has yet to make its recommendations, Education Minister Bernard Drainville has decided to ban gender-neutral toilets and changing rooms in public schools.

• Quebec judge suspends parts of Bill 96 that apply to English school boards

  The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) is celebrating what it calls a 'significant win' in court after a judge stayed parts of Quebec's language laws that apply to English school boards across the province.

• Father pleads guilty after confronting son's alleged bullies at Quebec school

  The father who confronted his son's alleged bullies outside a high school pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and uttering threats.

• McGill University teaching assistants walk the picket line on first strike day

  McGill University teaching assistants launched a strike Monday after voting in favour of an eight-week strike mandate last week.