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London high school student wins $96,000 leadership scholarship: 'Grateful"
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (387+ words) Anushka Bist was feeling pretty low after learning she had just missed out on a four-year $96,000 scholarship. Then came a pleasant surprise. The Grade 12 Oakridge secondary school student was informed that she ranked 37th in line for one of 36 awards. "It's…...
What's behind the 'striking' rise in local students who identify as autistic?
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (551+ words) The number of students who identify as autistic in the Thames Valley District school board system has increased significantly over the past 10 years, new figures show. In a report released last month at a special education advisory committee meeting, superintendent…...
Fanshawe College suspending nine more programs amid ongoing budget woes
1+ week, 6+ day ago (311+ words) Nine more Fanshawe College programs are on the chopping block, officials say. Nine more Fanshawe College programs are on the chopping block, officials say, as the cash-strapped school struggles to tame a growing deficit amid caps on international students and…...
Fanshawe to close south London campus as international enrolment plunges
3+ week, 1+ day ago (710+ words) The college says the campus is no longer financially viable. Fanshawe College is closing its south London campus on Sept. 1 and moving its students and programs to its main campus on Oxford Street as it battles a "significant deficit" fueled…...
Support gaps leave Thames Valley special needs students out of school
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (700+ words) "There is no timeline for even a discussion about how to support them," a source said. Some Thames Valley pupils with special needs are not going to school because they lack supports as the special education program has come to…...
Measles cases drop to new low in Oxford, Elgin: 'Cautiously encouraged"
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (424+ words) A Southwestern Ontario public health unit at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak has reported the fewest new weekly cases in months. The four new measles cases reported by Southwestern Public Health " the health unit for Oxford and Elgin…...
Long waits for speech therapy holding London-area kids back: advocates
9+ mon, 3+ day ago (667+ words) London-area students with speech disorders are waiting up to three years to see a community speech-language therapist " an unacceptable delay that's causing learning issues, advocates say. Children with severe speech impediments are seen by therapists at the Thames Valley Children's…...