Posted: Apr 14, 2021 7:12 AM MT | Last Updated: April 14
Rocky View Schools, the fifth largest school board in the province serving more than 26,000 students at 51 schools in areas surrounding Calgary, will not pilot the new provincial K-6 curriculum this fall.(Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock)
CALGARY Several Alberta school divisions have stated that they are not prepared to put the draft kindergarten to Grade 6 curriculum in front of students and will not participate in the pilot during the 2021-22 school year. The K-6 draft curriculum has faced criticism from parents, teachers and Indigenous groups since it was released and several school divisions have voiced concerns over its redesign and the impacts of the pandemic on the learning needs of students. On Tuesday, Rocky View School s board of trustees and administration announced it also would not be participating in the pilot. While we appreciate that government has provided flexibility in piloting, we have heard from our administration and many parents and staff requesting that the pilot does not occur in RVS classrooms for a number of reasons. Piloting a new curriculum will only put more pressure on teachers, schools and the system while we work through recovering from the impacts of the pandemic,” s
Rhino Health Raises $5 Million to Improve AI Workflows in Healthcare Using Federated Learning
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Rhino Health today announced it has closed a $5 million Seed financing round to improve AI-based healthcare solutions. The Rhino Health Platform connects hospitals and AI developers, providing access to a large, continually updated, distributed dataset from a diverse group of patients. Built on the foundation of Federated Learning, Rhino Health powers AI models that deliver consistent results and improve the standard of care. Ultimately, this improves health outcomes for large populations of patients and creates equitable access to advanced AI-based diagnostics and treatment pathways.