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A recent study has found that more than eight in ten people involved in an EU-funded initiative aimed at encouraging innovative teaching methods and improved learning materials for children, say the scheme had a positive and lasting impact on them.The same proportion also state that it would have been impossible to achieve the same results without European support, according to a new study.The projects were funded through the EU's Comenius scheme, which supports a range of activities, from school partnerships to teacher training and the eTwinning school network. Read more.

A recent report  on CTV News describes how virtual schooling in Alberta, Canada is facing funding difficuties. The specific organisation in question is the Alberta Distance Learning Centre which offers virtual classes but schools who offer these classes to their students have had their funding cut in half.An online petition has been created in the hope of prompting the province to reevaluate its funding cuts. Read more.