Education - 1999
January,
February, March, April, May,
June,
July, August, September,
October, November, December
January 5
Students
to enter new school in Rigolet
January 6
Minister comments on remarks from NLTA
President
January 8
Nine school groups receive funding under
Intra-Provincial Exchange Program
January 13
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference, January
14, St. John's Subject: Public post-secondary education
January 14
Premier, Education Minister increase
operating grants for Memorial University, College of the North Atlantic
February
February 18
NOTE
TO EDITORS: Awards ceremony for winners of Science and Technology Essay
Competition, February 18
Winners in Science and Technology Essay
Competition announced
February 24
National report on public
expectations for post-secondary education issued
March 10
Newfoundland
and Labrador students score above Canadian average in reading and writing
tests
March 19
Ministerial Statement - Labrador West
Mining Centre of Excellence at College of the North Atlantic
March 22
Minister announces teacher allocations
for 1999/2000 school year
$500,000 announced for literacy strategy
Budget Highlights 1999/2000 Department of
Education post-secondary system
Funding for renovations and Upgrades at College of
the North Atlantic
Budget Highlights 1999/2000 Department of
Education K-12 system
March 23
Ministerial Statement - Skip-A-Lunch
program
March 26
Ministerial Statement - Regional economic
development in the schools
April 14
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference, April
15
April 15
Minister
comments on Avalon East School Board's decisions
April 27
Accreditation of information technology
programs key focus for government and industry
April 30
Ministerial Statement - Establishment of
15 community access sites
May 11
Ministerial Statement - CareerSearch
May 14
Ministerial Statement - School
construction and renovation plans
June 17
School board by-elections announced
June 18
Province accessing its share of funds for French
language instruction
June 23
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference, June
23, St. John's
Minister announces additional teacher allocations
June 29
Minister
addresses student assistant support
June 30
Minister releases Warren Report
July 29
June 1999 High School Test Results released
Department of Education's commitment to children
with special needs
July 30
Newfoundland outperforms all provinces in National
Schools Competition
August 11
1999 Provincial Government Scholarship Winners
August 17
New college president and governors
announced
August 19
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference, August
19, St. John's Subject: Establishment of Ministerial Panel on Delivery
of Education in the Classroom
Ministerial Panel announced on delivery of
education in classroom
September 1
School boards to continue to keep savings from
school closures
September 3
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference, September 3, St.
John's Subject: Busing in St. John's
St. John's K-6 students to receive free busing
September 10
Millennium Scholarships available for
post-secondary students
September 12
Busing for Chalker Place
September 20
Students with special needs better resourced than
ever before
September 23
Minister responds to Opposition leader's
allegations
September 24
Province provides funding to youth groups
Department to adhere to bussing policy
September 30
CMEC Meeting - Education ministers set
priorities for joint action and call for restoration of CHST
October 6
Rabbittown has support of province
October 19
Minister comments on closure of Avalon
Professional Driver Training Institute
October 20
Department finalizing Literacy Plan
October 22
New entrepreneurship/enterprise education
materials launched for Atlantic Canadian students
October 29
Avalon Driver Training Institute closing
permanently: Students' programs will not be affected
Minister announces school board by-elections
Minister responds to decisions of Avalon East
School Board
November 10
Tutoring
for Tuition program
November 19
Ministerial Statement - Access and quality in
post-secondary education
November 22
Ministerial Statement - Update on Ministerial
Panel on Educational Delivery in the Classroom
November 26
Ministerial Statement - Grants for youth
organizations
December 1
Ministerial Statement - Grants from Bill and
Melinda Gates foundation for Public Libraries
December 2
Ministerial Statement - Memorial University's
Opportunity Fund
December 14
Ministerial Statement - Sir Wilfred Grenfell
College
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