25 h. ago Edmonton's largest school boards welcome provincial action team to tackle aggression and complexity

"We need to see base funding for education in the province move up so that we can support students in the ways that they need to be"

Society

26 h. ago SNOBELEN: Considering options in provincial takeover of school boards

About a zillion years ago, I greatly benefited from the wisdom of a man who had been in the management consulting business for several decades. Over that time, he worked with organizations from across the business spectrum as he developed two simple, universal rules of management. The first rule is that management systems have an […]

Society

27 h. ago Thames Valley school board loses students, Catholic board gains them. Why?

Enrolment at the Thames Valley District school board is expected to decrease by more than 1,300 students in September while the London District Catholic board is preparing for a surge in new students.

Society

30 h. ago Media Advisory – Fund Our Schools Coalition to Speak about School Board Take Over

TORONTO, July 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WHAT: The Ford government has announced that they will take over 4 school boards across Ontario under the guise of “mismanagement”. The Fund Our Schools campaign will hold a press conference to show this is a sham. The government’s own reports show no mismanagement and that the real […]

Society

5 d. ago Alberta launches new task force to tackle aggression in schools

"We have heard loud and clear from teachers, EAs and other professionals that we need to take some additional steps to address complexity and aggression in the classroom."

Society

6 d. ago October election changes cost municipalities millions, longer return times 

“This time, if you're voting for a mayoral candidate, you're voting for a counselor candidate, and you're eligible to vote for a trustee in a school board, each of those races is going to be on a separate piece of paper."

Politics

7 d. ago Chris Selley: Let the kids sweat a little. Schools have bigger problems than A/C

Money is finite, and school boards have far bigger priorities

Society

8 d. ago Ontario government takes over TDSB, three other school boards, citing ‘mismanagement’

The affected boards are some of the largest in the province, including Toronto (TDSB), Toronto Catholic (TCDSB), Ottawa-Carleton (OCDSB) and Dufferin-Peel (DPCDSB)

Politics

8 d. ago OCDSB put under provincial supervision over financial 'mismanagement'

The provincial government will be appointing a supervisor to over see the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board's finances.

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8 d. ago Ontario taking control of four school boards, including TDSB and TCDSB

Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra says the province has taken control of four more school boards. He says the province has appointed supervisors to the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and the Dufferin-Peel Catholic School Board. Calandra says the moves come after a recommendation following […]

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8 d. ago Ontario taking control of 4 school boards, including TDSB and TCDSB, due to ‘mismanagement’

Ontario has taken control of four more school boards due to “mismanagement,” the education minister announced Friday while saying it’s time for a broader rethink of board governance. The province has appointed supervisors to the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and the Dufferin-Peel Catholic School […]

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8 d. ago Ford government sends supervisors into TDSB and others, sidelining trustees

The move effectively gives the provincial government control over the day-to-day decisions of those boards, taking it away from trustees elected in October 2022.

Politics

8 d. ago Saskatoon Public Schools to expand safety programs next year after fire attack

As schools close for the summer, the Saskatoon Public School Board is looking towards the future, funding more programs designed to address behavioural and safety concerns.

Events

9 d. ago School board pushed to better support kids with fetal alcohol disorder

Parents of children are applauding a motion that may lead to more specialized help for students with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

Society

1 week ago What's next as Alberta moves to crack down on explicit books in school libraries?

Alberta is forging ahead with its plans to implement and develop province-wide standards across all school boards for selecting and managing graphic and sexually explicit materials in school libraries. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said in an interview with Postmedia that a ministerial order is expected to come mid-July at the latest. He said while the […]

Society

1 week ago Ontario police, coast guard rescue child from inflatable ring adrift in Lake Huron

The provincial police marine unit and coast guard swift action lead to rescue of a child who went adrift on an inflatable ring no the waters of Lake Huron.

Events

2 w. ago Why police officers will be going back to school in the fall

Proposed Ontario legislation that would give the province more oversight of school boards includes a mandate to put police back in schools

Events

2 w. ago Algonquin elder files lawsuit claiming she was bounced from OCDSB committee

Monique Manatch was chair of the school board's Indigenous Education Committee from 2016 until she was removed from the position in February, a statement of claim says.

Other

2 w. ago ’60s Scoop survivors demand action on 10th anniversary of provincial apology

Ten years ago, Premier Greg Sellinger issued an apology in the legislature for Manitoba's role in the Sixties Scoop. But many survivors feel it didn’t go far enough.

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2 w. ago Supervisor running Thames Valley school board breaks silence

The ministry-appointed supervisor in charge of the embattled Thames Valley District school board has broken his public silence

Society