January

January 2
Education Department and Aliant announce extension of agreement

January 20
Grade Seven tobacco prevention resource launched

January 26
Education minister celebrates Family Literacy Day

February

February 2
Department moves forward with anti-bullying initiatives

February 3
New youth relationship resource provided to schools

February 6
Minister applauds province's teachers and support staff

February 16
Governments sign student loan integration agreement Version franàçaise

February 26
Minister releases Indicators 2004 - A Report on Schools

March

March 3
Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training created Version franàçaise

March 4
CDLI offering opportunities beyond the classroom
Education Minister Meets with Provincial & Territorial Counterparts

March 5
Province to host major national science fair in May
Department releases graduate follow-up study

March 8
Minister celebrates Education Week 2004

March 16
Schools receive book donation

March 22
Legislation will establish Student Loan Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador

March 30
Education Initiatives
School Board Consolidation
Teacher Allocations

April

April 1
Public library services during strike

April 23
Minister announces school board transitional committees

April 30
Minister announces location of headquarters and regional education centres for new school districts

May

May 17
Ministerial Statement - Canada Wide Science Fair
Early childhood literacy grants announced

May 19
Minister announces International Baccalaureate scholarship winners

May 20
Minister announces new chair for Central Transition Committee

June

June 4
Education minister to attend graduation ceremonies in Labrador

June 7
Minister announces new Directors of Education/CEOs

June 8
Multimedia tools for public exam preparation launched

June 14
Minister releases The Apprenticeship Experience

June 28
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to launch White Paper on Public Post-Secondary Education

June 29
Minister launches White Paper on Public Post-Secondary Education

July

July 5
Minister reaffirms commitment to Northshore school community

July 19
Students perform well in public exams

July 20
Government moving forward with broadband commitments

July 21
Minister welcomes Qatari delegation
Minister concerned about construction delays at Northshore Elementary

August

August 18
Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training (CAMET) - NOTE TO EDITORS - Meeting, August 26, New Brunswick Version franàçaise

August 26
Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training (CAMET) - Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training seeking new partnership on education with federal government Version franàçaise

August 27
New school boards ready for September

August 30
Minister presents national GED award

September

September 1
Minister releases report on school fees

September 3
Minister encourages submissions to White Paper process

September 8
Education minister announces funding for adult literacy centres
ABE Level I pilot sites re-open across province

September 9
August supplementary exams a success
CDLI's reputation continues to grow

September 14
Behaviour support specialists join Safe and Caring Schools teams

September 15
Minister provides update on Hopedale school

September 16
New high school curriculum promotes exercise, healthy eating

September 24
Minister encouraged by the progress of the White Paper consultations

September 27
Scholarships winners announced

October

October 5
World Teachers' Day

October 6
Government moves forward with Debt Reduction Grant program

October 27
Minister announces appointment of chair of Memorial University Board of Regents

November

November 15
Minister celebrates International Education Week

November 24
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to officially open New World Island Academy

November 26
Community Access Program Day celebrations

November 29
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to Release CareerSearch 2004

November 30
Minister releases CareerSearch 2004

December

December 2
Education minister announces new learning resources for francophone students      (Version franàçaise)

December 7
Province shows significant gains in international testing program

December 20
Literacy Network Ad-hoc Group established