A school information system that is a source of frustration for many Nova Scotia public school teachers has cost more than $9.4 million since it was acquired by the province seven years ago. Nova Scotia Teachers Union president Liette Doucet believes that's a lot of money to spend on a program most teachers think is deeply flawed. Nova Scotia Teachers Union president Liette Doucet says the data entry program used in public schools needs to be reviewed. Teachers union members were voting on a new contract offer on Thursday that includes language that could see reviews of and changes to PowerSchool. "It's causing a lot of stress on teachers over and above inputting the data," she said.

Source: CBC News February 09, 2017 17:37 UTC