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Every Student, Every Day fund commits $300,000 to fund student attendance projects in 2022
January 26, 2022
Every Student, Every Day initiatives that support student attendance and engagement receive a considerable increase in funding for the 2022–23 school year.
School communities to vote on joining the first Yukon First Nation School Board
December 21, 2021
School communities will begin referendum voting on January 11 to create the first Yukon First Nation School Board.
Work on new Yukon First Nations School Board moves forward
December 7, 2021
Work on the new Yukon First Nations School Board continues to move forward.
The governments of Canada and Yukon support benefits program for early childhood educators
December 1, 2021
The new Early Learning and Child Care Benefits Funding program provides early childhood educators with improved access to comprehensive insurance benefits.
Work underway on new Whistle Bend elementary school
October 19, 2021
Clearing work is underway at the site of the new Whistle Bend elementary school.
Enhanced early learning offers Yukon children deeper foundations for educational success
October 18, 2021
Cultural Enhancement Funding worth $800,000 is now available to licensed early learning and child care programs, and early childhood educators in the Yukon.
Department of Education working with Child and Youth Advocate on review of safety and supports at Hidden Valley Elementary School
October 6, 2021
The Department of Education is working with the Yukon Child and Youth Advocate Office on a public review of safety policies and supports in place at Hidden Valley Elementary School
Vera Brown receives Council of the Federation Literacy Award
September 8, 2021
This award recognizes the contributions of Vera Brown in intergenerational, Indigenous language learning and preservation of the Southern Tutchone language.
Four Yukon youth receive Outstanding Youth Achievement Awards
September 3, 2021
Four outstanding Yukon youth win awards for making a difference in their community.
CSSC Mercier French First Language Secondary School and Community Centre celebrated for innovative leaning
August 27, 2021
The Government of Yukon and the Commission scolaire francophone du Yukon celebrate the new CSSC Mercier French First Language secondary school and community spaces.