January

January 19
Annual re-application not required for many special needs students

January 26
Department has not cancelled Criterion Reference Testing

February

February 2
Minister says air quality issues are being addressed
Minister on side with post-secondary students

February 18
Tender awarded for Belanger Memorial School

March

March 1
Report of Ministerial on Delivery of Education Panel delayed

March 3
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to hold news conference,  March 3, St. John's
Government announces $1 million for provincial libraries
Education Week, March 5-11

March 7
New industrial training office in Burin
$10,000 for Skills Canada

March 8
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference, March 8, St. John's, Subject: Funding for school boards
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference, March 9, St. John's, Subject: School Children�s Food Foundation
Additional funding for school boards

March 9
Funding announced for School Meal Programs

March 10
Newfoundland Student Loans Program will be uninterrupted

March 14
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference, March 15, Subject: Funding for the College of the North Atlantic, Media Centre

March 15
Funding for College of  North Atlantic Health Sciences Programs

March 21
Ministerial Statement - Funding for graphing technology in senior high schools

March 22
Significant investment in post-secondary education
Government adding back in excess of 300 teachers in September 2000
School board grant budgets maintained - despite enrolment decline and school closures
New money for infrastructure - air quality, roofs, windows
$1.5 million for Language Arts, Math, Religious Education
$1 million for course in Newfoundland and Labrador history
Additional funding for professional development
Backgrounders
$725,000 investment in graphing technology for senior high schools
Funding for school meal programs
$1 million for provincial libraries
$6.5 million for College of the North Atlantic Health Sciences Programs

March 23
Ministerial Statement - Skip-a-lunch day

March 28
Ministerial Statement - Additional $25,000 for Big Brothers/Big Sisters

April

April 5
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference, April 5, St. John's Subject: Ministerial Panel on Delivery of Education in Classroom
Ministerial Panel on Delivery of  Education in the Classroom report released
Ministerial Statement - Ministerial panel report released

April 10
Ministerial Statement - Read-In 2000 and Library Week 2000

May

May 9
Ministerial Statement - Community access centres

May 11
Minister announces Lester B. Pearson Scholarship winner
Ministerial Statement - Tutoring for Tuition

May 17
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference, May 17, Subject: Development of cutting-edge technology
Government, industry launch Curriculum Information System

May 18
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference, May 18, Subject: Strategic Literacy Plan
Government releases strategic Literacy Plan Honourary chair appointed for Literacy Endowment Fund

May 23
New entrepreneurship resource launched for students

June

June 2
National test results for Newfoundland and Labrador science students

July

July 19
Minister releases June 2000 high school exam results

July 28
Minister announces scholarship winners

August

August 1
Minister announces student loan agreement

August 25
Minister disappointed with board�s approach

August 28
New chair and governors appointed to college board of governors

August 31
Student Aid hours extended

September

September 1
Premier appoints acting Minister of Education

September 7
Minister celebrates International Literacy Day

September 8
Department launches contest for International Literacy Day
Department clarifies information on air quality at St. Thomas of Villanova

September 11
Atlantic Provinces Education Foundation - Publication of specific learning outcomes for mathematics - Version fran�aise

September 20
School fees - what parents should know

October

October 3
Minister announces literacy funding

October 4
World Teachers� Day, October 5

October 5
Atlantic Provinces Education Foundation: Atlantic Ministers of Education focus on reading literacy - Version fran�aise

October 13
Testing program announced for this school year

October 16
Minister proclaims National Students Against Impaired Driving Day

November

November 21
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference, November 22, St. John's, Subject: School to be awarded national accreditation of an IT program

November 22
Minister congratulates local IT school: First private college program in country to receive national accreditation

November 23
Commonwealth education ministers attend workshop, November 23-25, St. John's

December

December 11
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference, December 12, St. John's, Subject: Marine transportation programs

December 12
Funding announced to increase intake of students in Marine Engineering and Nautical Science programs

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