6 h. ago LILLEY UNLEASHED: Ontario is about to undergo an overhaul of its education system

WATCH: After the Ontario EQAO results showed disappointing math results, Sun political columnist Brian Lilley talks with Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra about the future of education in Ontario. What do YOU think? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below or send us a Letter to the Editor for possible publication to torsun.editor@sunmedia.ca.  […]

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49 h. ago LILLEY: Ford government pushes major overhaul of Ontario’s struggling education system

After reviewing the latest EQAO scores, Education Minister Paul Calandra says it’s time for Ontario to head back to the drawing board.

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50 h. ago Standardized test results disappoint Ontario education minister

Paul Calandra said the province would appoint an expert advisory body to review its approach to student assessment because the results showed 'insufficient progress.'

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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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2 w. ago Ontario education minister eyes more board takeovers with newly passed bill

Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra is signalling that he will act quickly to use new powers granted to him to take control of school boards, eyeing one board in particular identified by a government report as dysfunctional. A bill that passed third and final reading Wednesday allows the minister to more easily put school boards […]

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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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