Manitoba science test results align with national levels
Nationwide SAIP results show Manitoba students meet national averages in science literacy yet highlight room for improvement. Education Minister Linda McIntosh cited specific English and French Immersion cohorts with parity to national scores, while noting 13 and 16 year olds’ performance varies across cohorts and subjects.
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Manitoba
Linda McIntosh
Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
CMEC
Territories
Ms. McIntosh
Rural municipalities to get extra lottery funding in Manitoba
Derkach says Manitoba rural municipalities will receive about 825000 in new unconditional lottery support for 1995/96. The funds, part of 10 percent VLT revenue distribution, total more than 200 communities and supplement the previous 6.0 million allocation including the RED program.
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Derkach
Manitoba
Rural One
Len Rkach
Pethis
Mr. Derkach
Oak River W I Plans to Raise Institute Profile
Oak River W I meets at Memorial Hall with Carole Black chair in Denise Henry's absence. Members plan a February card party and monthly activities to raise the institutes profile. Spare yarn for hospital squares in Zambia may be dropped in Oak River marked bins.
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Oak River
Heart and Stroke Foundation celebrates 40 years in Manitoba
Forty years after a cardiac and stroke crisis a campaign highlights progress from 1957 to today. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba notes major declines in premature deaths and outlines fund allocation to research and health promotion with 81 percent directed to research and outreach, 15 percent to fundraising, and 4 percent to administration.
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Canada
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Manitoba
Heart and Stroke Foundation of
Post-secondary students urged to claim Manitoba Learning Tax Credit
Education and Training Minister Linda McIntosh urges Manitoba students to claim the Manitoba Learning Tax Credit on 1996 tax returns. The credit offers 10 percent of tuition plus 10 percent of allowable educational expenses for eligible residents studying at universities colleges or technical training centres anywhere in the world with a Manitoba residence.
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Education and Training
Linda McIntosh
Manitoba
Manitoba Learning
McIntosh
Revenue Canada
Editorial Letters Policy Reaffirms Signed Submissions
The editor states all letters to the editor must be signed and the editor reserves the right to edit reject or comment on any letter submitted for publication.
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