education

Photo: A group of people listen at a seminar. Interest in earning an MBA is peaking right now. Young professionals all over the world are making plans to upgrade their skills and accelerate their career development by investing in an MBA. ...

_ _ _ (Via Carleton University) _ Carleton University’s Board of Governors is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon as its 15th President and Vice-Chancellor. Dr. Bacon will commence his five-year appointment effective July 1, 2018. ...

_ (via SchoolBox) _ On International Women’s Day, SchoolBOX is proud to announce that its 500th international volunteer in Nicaragua is Ottawa Councillor Diane Deans. She was part of an all-women volunteer team in February 2016 in Nicaragua. This team helped construct the 76th classroom for the Almonte-based charity with funds raised in Ottawa. ...

_ (via Ottawa 2017) _ Ottawa 2017 and Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, in collaboration with lead partner CIBC, are pleased to announce a partnership with college La Cité to create hands-on learning opportunities for students as the city prepares to welcome millions of visitors for Canada’s 150 ...

_ (via Ottawa Public Library) _ The Ottawa Public Library has launched an exciting online learning resource: Lynda.com. Lynda.com, offers online learning in software, creative, and business skills through video tutorials. Currently there are more than 4,000 tutorials and the number grows every week. ...

[ ](http://www.thembatour.com/events/ottawa.html?partnerid=ottawastart) If you’ve ever thought about getting an MBA (Master of Business Administration) degree, there’s an event in Ottawa on November 10 that you should check out. ** [ The MBA Tour ](http://www.thembatour.com/events/ottawa.html?partnerid=ottawastart) ** is an independent and high quality information source that brings together admissions directors from the world’s top graduate business schools in North America, including Queen’s, McGill, Schulich, Rotman, and more. ...

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board has approved an $856.0 million budget for school year 2015-2016.  The 2015-2016 budget represents the first year of a three year plan to more closely align spending with Ministry of Education funding levels. The largest component of the budget is $630 million, allocated to instruction, followed by $90. ...

Reading can help children surpass their own expectations and overcome obstacles. When children find the right book at the right time, the world opens, and everything becomes possible. In conjunction with Scholastic’s “Open a World of Possible” reading initiative and Usher’s New Look BIGGERTHAN Words initiative, the “ BIGGERTHAN Booklist Challenge ” gave students in grades 3–8 the opportunity to actively connect with and share the power of reading in their lives. ...