12 h. ago Gunmen abduct 25 girls from a high school in Nigeria, kill one of the staff

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the abductions from the boarding school in Kebbi state.

Events

64 h. 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.

Society

4 d. 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.

Society

4 d. 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.

Other

5 d. ago Montreal high school student punished for Instagram stories critical of Israel

A local high school student was disciplined for posts critical of Israel but some say school board breached student's right to free speech.

Society

6 d. 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.

Society

7 d. ago Former Thames Valley administrator reveals she was fired: Documents

Linda Nicholls, former associate director of the Thames Valley District school board, says she was fired with cause, legal documents show

Events

1 week ago ATA, school boards join Alberta's classroom complexity task force

"We want to be able to put a cabinet committee structure in place that is going to be able to make decisions over multiple years."

Society

1 week ago Parents decry plan to cut buses to Catholic schools' specialty programs

Concern is mounting for parents with children who ride the bus to specialty programs in the London District Catholic school board.

Society

1 week ago Ford government bypassing debate on bill to more easily takeover school boards

A motion from House Leader Steve Clark looks to speed several bills through the legislative process after the government shortened the fall sitting by more than a month.

Politics

1 week ago Ford government supervisors can charge $350K per year to school boards

Several school boards in Ontario, including Toronto public, Toronto Catholic and Ottawa-Carleton, have been under the management of supervisors for months.

Politics

2 w. ago Education minister orders northern Ontario school board to resolve dysfunction

Ontario's education minister has ordered a North Bay area school board to take immediate steps to resolve what a report described as overwhelming dysfunction.

Politics

2 w. ago Six charged in alleged driver permit fraud scheme, Quebec anticorruption unit says

Police say the owner of a Montreal driving school and two ex-employees of the provincial automobile insurance board were involved in the alleged scheme.

Transport

2 w. ago Calgary teachers, students back in classrooms as school boards work to make up lost time

When school sports, extra-curricular activities and field trips will resume is still unknown

Society

2 w. ago 'I don't know how we're gonna catch up': Calgary teachers, students return to classes after three

Calgary high school student said teachers trying to get them back on track

Other

2 w. ago School to resume Wednesday, but it won't be back to normal immediately say Calgary school boards

It is unknown when extra curriular activities will resume

Society

3 w. ago Ontario trustee who education minister sought to fire resigns, tied to Italy art trip

Calandra tabled a bill Monday with the sole purpose of firing Watson and barring him from being a trustee at any Ontario school board until 2030.

Events

3 w. ago Ontario education minister to school boards: Restore cancelled proms

The principals cited growing liabilities and risks connected to school-run proms

Politics

3 w. ago Majority of incumbents on the school board of trustees were elected back to their seats

The student population in CBE has risen by 17,000 students to 146,000 over the past three years.

Politics

3 w. ago For school trustees, concern grows that Queen's Park may end their roles

Rattled London-area school board trustees – both public and Catholic – are lobbying to save their jobs in the wake of a directive by Ontario's education minister to do away with an “outdated” governance system.

Society