6 h. ago Public panel set to examine Queen's Park handling of school boards

Western education researchers hosting webinars probing local school governance amid provincial takeover of several Ontario school boards.

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3 d. ago Ontario forced to slow new medical school plans after ignoring warnings

As part of its plans to improve access to primary care, the government announced it would expand the number of places available at Ontario’s medical schools would be increased. 

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4 d. ago Ontario education minister appoints himself as interim supervisor of school board

Paul Calandra has already appointed supervisors at five other school boards due to what he calls mismanagement.

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8 d. ago Ontario school board facing constitutional challenge over mandated land acknowledgements

Plaintiff father says his concerns began after the council started opening meetings with land acknowledgements with no debate or vote

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9 d. ago New Ontario school zone signs too big to fit on poles, cities say

Cities say the signs sent to replace speed cameras are too big. The transportation minister believes they should be able to 'figure out how to install a sign.'

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9 d. ago LIVE at noon: Taking your questions on the future of Ontario's school boards

The Ottawa Citizen and London Free Press take your questions on the future of elected school boards and Ontario public education.

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9 d. ago LIVE NOW: Taking your questions on the future of Ontario's school boards

The Ottawa Citizen and London Free Press take your questions on the future of elected school boards and Ontario public education.

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9 d. ago Q&A REPLAY: Taking your questions on the future of Ontario's school boards

The Ottawa Citizen and London Free Press take your questions on the future of elected school boards and Ontario public education.

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2 w. ago Ontario government to offer schools more resources for Remembrance Day

Currently, schools across the province are required to hold or attend a dedicated service or ceremony for students.

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2 w. ago Bill 33 has passed. Will it open the door to charter schools in Ontario?

While they are more common in the United States, Alberta has been the only Canadian province to legally establish charter schools.

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2 w. ago Ontario bill to give education minister more power over school boards set to become law

On Wednesday, Bill 33 passed its third reading at Queen's Park after a shortened debate and bypassing committee, with Royal Assent set to follow.

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2 w. ago Ontario’s school boards need funding and accountability, not random Conservative schemes: CUPE Ontario

TORONTO — With Ontario’s Minister of Education doubling down on creating chaos across the province’s school boards – and undermining local democratic control in the process – CUPE Ontario is reminding the government that Ontarians blame Conservatives’ underfunding, not school board trustees, for cuts in schools and the continuing lack of services for students. Commenting […]

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2 w. ago Why Ontario school trustees may be doomed, and what that means for students

Queen’s Park is signaling it may eliminate the elected officials who oversee the province’s 76 school boards.

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2 w. ago School boards caught unprepared in mass student data breach: Watchdogs

Privacy watchdogs in Ontario and Alberta issued their findings Tuesday after investigating a mass data breach of a student information system used across Canada, concluding that school boards lacked adequate breach response plans, among other issues. Ontario’s privacy commissioner says PowerSchool, a software and storage company for school systems in the U.S. and Canada, was […]

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2 w. ago How Ontario school boards decide when to cancel school buses

Many Ontario families will wake up this winter wondering if school busses are cancelled. But the decision to cancel them isn't as simple as you think.

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3 w. ago Thames Valley among Ontario school boards told to open 'support offices'

This marks a step toward what Education Minister Paul Calandra has said is a plan to eliminate school board trustees “100 per cent” by year’s end.

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3 w. ago OCDSB to open 'student and family support office' run by province

Critics fear the move will lead to the end of elected school board trustees in Ontario.

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3 w. ago Ontario school board supervisors can claim up to $40K in expenses over 2 years

The supervisors sent into Ontario school boards by the Ford government will be eligible to claim up to $40,000 over two years. The government says it will monitor closely.

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