45 h. ago ‘Penalized for growth’: London Catholic school board flags $22M shortfall

The London District Catholic school board has seen its student population skyrocket by 30 per cent in five years.

Society

46 h. ago Toronto Catholic trustees plot meeting, consider taking Ford government to court

Trustees at Toronto's Catholic school board are attempting to schedule a rogue meeting to get a legal opinion on their constitutional privileges as they face an overhaul.

Politics

60 h. ago Trustees accuse Ontario education minister of hypocrisy over focus on expenses

It’s the latest twist in a growing battle between government and school board trustees, many of whom face the possibility of being eliminated.

Politics

69 h. ago Supervisor misses year's first Thames Valley board meeting, trustee fumes

Provincially appointed supervisor of TVDSB drew criticism over over his lack of attendance at the first meeting of the board’s school year.

Other

3 d. ago EV MANDATES ARE BAD POLICY: Carney needs to scrap government dictating what Canadians will drive

WATCH BELOW as the Sun’s political columnist Jay Goldberg says Mark Carney’s government needs to scrap all EV mandates not just postpone them. What do YOU think? Tweet and Facebook us! And don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. 

Politics

4 d. ago Ng: Ford government was right to take over Ottawa public school board

Parents need a responsible board of trustees to govern the education of their children. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board fell short.

Politics

4 d. ago LILLEY: Ford government won’t scrap school boards, but maybe they should

Province will consider changes to how boards operate but isn't planning to eliminate boards entirely at this point.

Politics

4 d. ago Ontario NDP defends province’s trustees as Ford government dangles axe

The education minister has sidelined the elected officials at some of the province's largest school boards and is mulling a complete overhaul of the power given to trustees.

Politics

4 d. ago Ford government to review policy that only records worst cases of school violence

Only tracked hundreds of violent incidents in schools last year, but individual boards recorded thousands. That's because of the threshold the province applies to reporting.

Events

5 d. ago Michael Taube: Ford should disband Ontario’s dysfunctional school boards

The only viable solution is to raze the boards, fire the trustees and start again

Society

6 d. ago LILLEY: Ford’s use of bully tactics on business sends wrong message

Doug Ford once sold the message that Ontario was open for business, now he's sending the opposite message.

Economics

8 d. ago Ontario orders probe into board after students left without school to attend

The Minister of Education says he has launched a full governance review after high school students in Parry Sound were forced to start the school year online.

Society

8 d. ago Alberta government postpones release of revised school library book ban

'We are taking the time needed to ensure that the revised ministerial order is clear for all school boards,' Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said.

Politics

9 d. ago Calgary schools must verify sex assigned at birth for female athletes under new provincial law

The legislation bars transgender girls from competing in school sports designated for 'biological' females and directs Alberta school boards to implement procedures to verify athlete eligibility

Society

1 week ago LILLEY: Premier Ford’s protectionism sure sounding like Donald Trump

If the people of Ontario do take Ford up on his call to boycott Crown Royal, they will only be hurting Canadian jobs

Other

1 week ago Bell: Danielle Smith to school boards — no more playing games over graphic sex book ban

It is so obvious. The Edmonton Public Schools wanted to teach Alberta Premier Danielle Smith a lesson. Plain and simple. You know, Edmonton. If it was up to Edmonton, NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi would be Alberta’s premier. Well, it is so obvious Edmonton Public Schools had a plan. They would play it clever. They would […]

Society

1 week ago Braid: The UCP retreats on library book ban after making Alberta an international punchline

Under mounting pressure, the UCP caved, but they had to blame somebody on the way out — and the school boards were right at hand

Society

1 week ago Denley: Ottawa public school boards is now under central control, but that can't last

OCDSB trustees too often focused on bickering, infighting and a quixotic quest for social justice. It didn’t do much for their credibility.

Society

1 week ago Denley: Ottawa public school board is now under central control, but that can't last

OCDSB trustees too often focused on bickering, infighting and a quixotic quest for social justice. It didn’t do much for their credibility.

Society

1 week ago Breakenridge: Blame for disastrous school book ban lies squarely with who issued the order

As much as the government would prefer to lash out at school boards, this mess is completely their own doing

Society