June 15, 2001

Faculty Union in Nova Scotia Takes Hard Line on Distance Learning

The Nova Scotia Teachers Union recently passed a series of resolutions that aim to give the union more control over distance-education ventures in the province. The move is the latest example of the hard line that many unions are taking toward distance education.

The resolutions state that the group will lobby Nova Scotia's Department of Education to ensure that adequate resources are available for public distance-education teachers and will monitor the growth of distance learning in