Ontario elementary school teachers getting $750 spending accounts for supplies
Beginning in September, teachers will be able to use the money to buy writing supplies, calculators, chalk, art, crafts and tissues, among other classroom supplies.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11725751/ontario-elementary-school-teacher-spending-cards/

Nearly half of high school students in Japan use generative artificial intelligence online in their daily lives, a new government report shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/26/japan/students-ai-internet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #children #ai #socialmedia #internet #highschools #juniorhighschools #elementaryschools

The Fukuoka High Court has rejected an appeal for a retrial for the 1992 murder of two 7-year-old girls in the city of Iizuka, for which a death row convict was executed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/17/japan/crime-legal/fukuoka-murder-retrial-rejection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #fukuoka #japanesecourts #supremecourt #deathpenalty #elementaryschools #children

Japan’s suicide death toll fell below 20,000 for the first time on record last year, although elementary, junior high and high school student suicides climbed to a new high. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/japan/suicide-figures-decline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #suicide #mhlw #children #mentalhealth #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools

Liking children is the number one requirement for an educator. 1982. #education #publiceducation #teach #teacher #teachers #student #students #1980s #ltes #lacktuscaroraelementaryschool #elementaryschool #elementaryschools #teaching #educator #educators #countrykids

I taught 25 years at the Lack Tuscarora Elementary School outside Honey Grove. The Pennsylvania landscape provided ever changing beauty. 1995. #ltes #lack #lacktuscarora #lacktuscaroraelementary #lacktuscaroraelementaryschool #elementaryschools #elementaryschool #selvan

A total of 281 teachers and staff at kindergartens, public elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan were disciplined for sexual offenses in fiscal 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/crime-legal/sexual-misconduct-educators/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #mext #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools #children #sexcrimes #kindergartens #teachers #surveys

The ruling bloc and opposition Komeito agreed to pay a monthly fee of ¥5,200 per student to make public elementary school meals free, starting in fiscal 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/18/japan/ruling-bloc-komeito-school-meal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ldp #jip #komeito #schools #elementaryschools

More than half of cases of sexual deepfakes targeting those under 18 and reported to Japanese police were created by classmates of the victims, National Police Agency data have shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/18/japan/crime-legal/half-deepfake-classmates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #npa #japanesepolice #ai #children #socialmedia #deepfakes #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools

“Politics and daily life in Japan are very separate” — Chinese expats recount their parenting challenges and the conversations on identity they’ve had with their Japan-raised children. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/12/15/issues/chinese-children-raised-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #expats #immigration #china #chinajapanrelations #mixedrelationships #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools