Dal scraps deal with Memorial
By KRISTEN LIPSCOMBE Education Reporter
Cape Breton University will get its new bachelor of education program, but Dalhousie University is ducking out of its deal with Memorial University before a plan to offer B.Ed. courses in Halifax even got off the ground.
Those are two outcomes of Education Minister Karen Casey’s response to [...]
Grant program to shave first 20% off provincial loans
By LINDSAY JONES
Nova Scotia has finally lived down its status as one of three provinces without a system of needs-based grants, student groups say.
The government announced in yesterday’s budget a new grant program that shaves the first 20 per cent off provincial student loans starting this September.
Students [...]
HALIFAX — A move to freeze Nova Scotia university tuitions at current levels for the next three years drew a mixed response Monday from student groups grappling with some of the highest tuitions in the country.
The memorandum of understanding between the Conservative government and the province’s 11 universities sets out a schedule of increased funding [...]
3-year freeze plus $66-million bursary trust for Nova Scotians
By AMY SMITH Provincial Reporter
Nova Scotia students will see the cost of getting a university education go down over the next three years.
Education Minister Karen Casey announced Monday a three-year tuition freeze for all students and bursaries for those who hail from Nova Scotia and attend universities [...]
Also announces bursary program that will favour local students
Universities in Nova Scotia are freezing tuition at current levels for the next three years.
The provincial government and Nova Scotia’s 11 post-secondary schools announced the new funding agreement Monday, saying it will help make a university education more affordable and attract students to Nova Scotia.
“No student, whether from Nova Scotia, [...]
By KRISTEN LIPSCOMBE Education Reporter
Wed. Mar 19
Premier Rodney MacDonald is breaking his promise to lower tuition to the national average by 2010-11, disappointed university students say.
Their cry of despair came Tuesday, when the premier’s press secretary confirmed to The Chronicle Herald that the throne speech commitment may only apply to students who call Nova [...]
Students offered loan relief
Interest rate cut could save up to $100 annually in payments
By KRISTEN LIPSCOMBE Education Reporter
College student Lawrence Gallant, 23, doesn’t know how he’ll use the extra cash, but he was happy to hear Tuesday the provincial government is giving him a financial boost.
“I’ll have to think about it — I’ll try not [...]