Alberta parents, teachers and the official opposition are pushing for better provincial access to psycho-educational assessments for students.
The assessments are a way to collect information about a child’s academic and social functioning to better understand their strengths, weaknesses and learning needs. They’re typically requested by parents or teachers and can identify complex disabilities at a young age.Parents and teachers often complain about year-long wait times and financial barriers. Receiving a private assessment is not always covered by insurance and can run as high as $5,000, according to one parent.
“There aren’t enough psychologists in the system to meet the demand and as a result, not every student who needs an assessment gets it.” Canadians looking to grow their families with the assistance of sperm or egg donations should soon have more options for donors as the federal health agency does away with longstanding restrictions criticized as discriminatory.Ontario Provincial Police say 64 suspects are facing a combined 348 charges in connection with a series of child sexual exploitation investigations that spanned the province.Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Sask. reports over $200,000 worth of ministerial travel in past 6 months, defends need for trade missions A pilot project to test and evaluate the operation of federally-approved three-wheeled vehicles on Nova Scotia roads starts next week.New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has named a new minister of environment and climate change nearly three weeks after the previous one resigned from the post over political disagreements.“I killed four people,” alleged serial killer Jeremy Skibicki told two homicide detectives during a recorded interview played as evidence in his trial Wednesday.
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