Graduation timeline uncertain for hundreds of NS education students during teachers’ strike

“Education students at five Nova Scotia universities are at risk of not graduating this year as work-to-rule job action continues in classrooms,” reports the Chronicle Herald. The Association of Atlantic Universities reports that there are nearly 600 education students who currently need to complete a practicum in order to graduate with a Bachelor of Education. AAU Executive Director Peter Halpin says that the province’s universities are “deeply concerned” about the effects that work-to-rule could have on students, adding that “the seriousness of this issue and its potential long-term impacts cannot be understated.” University leaders have reportedly met with provincial officials to explore potential remedies to the situation. Chronicle Herald