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After a difficult year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Education Minister Jean-François Roberge is making changes to how students will be graded next year and is promising more outdoor activities.
The 2021-2022 school year will be divided into two semesters. The first semester, which will run from the end of August to January, will count for 40 per cent of the final grade. The second semester, from February to June, will be worth 60 per cent of the mark, Roberge said Thursday during a press conference in Quebec City.
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MONTREAL It s been about four months since Montreal schoolchildren began, unintentionally, to take part in what may end up being a huge naturally occurring science experiment: how well air purifiers work. Since January, most English public schools in the Montreal area have had air purifiers, air exchangers or some other form of extra air-quality device if they don t have built-in mechanical ventilation. French public schools in the same types of buildings have not had air purifiers. The provincial government continues to say that air purifiers aren t necessary or proven to work, but the citizen paying the closest attention to the numbers says that based on his data so far, it seems they do.
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Author of the article: René Bruemmer
Publishing date: Apr 24, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 8 minute read • Paula Girolami’s home in Lachine has been transformed into a classroom for her sons Renato, left, and Domenico this pandemic year. “It basically felt like they were trying to make it as hard as they could, she says of her experience dealing with the Education Ministry. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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No COVID-19 outbreak in schools can be linked to poor air quality, Quebec Education Minister Jean-François Roberge said Thursday.
Parents can trust the ventilation measures in place, Premier François Legault added.
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Roberge and Legault made the comments after the airing of a report by Radio-Canada that found numerous irregularities in the air quality tests carried out by the Education Ministry. The report said that in three tests out of five, the testing protocol tended to improve the results, reducing the carbon dioxide measurement in a classroom.
Analysis: What a California gas leak can teach us about air purifiers in schools There is a growing body of research drawing a direct link between the physical conditions of school buildings and students performance.
Author of the article: Aaron Derfel • Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: Apr 06, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • The EMSB showed off their newly installed air purifiers at Pierre Elliott Trudeau elementary school in Montreal on Monday January 11, 2021. The HEPA filter hangs from the wall in the background while principal Tanya Alvarez takes over a class at the elementary school. Photo by Dave Sidaway /Montreal Gazette files
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