5 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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45 h. ago Education Minister launches review after dismal student testing scores

42% of Grade 9 and half of Grade 6 students failed to meet provincial standards for math

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48 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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49 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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50 h. ago 'Unacceptable': Ontario orders review after weak standardized test scores

The results show inadequate progress in reading, writing and especially math, the education minister said.

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51 h. ago Education minister says school governance overhaul will come in New Year

Education Minister Paul Calandra has mused about the future of trustees, as he announced the takeover of several major school boards by Queen's Park, citing mismanagement.

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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 École Bedford: «La plupart» des enseignants suspendus perdront leur brevet d’ici quelques semaines, annonce la ministre Sonia LeBel

La ministre de l’Éducation, Sonia LeBel, assure que le dossier tirait à sa fin.

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1 week ago EQAO standardized test results to be released next week after delay: Minister

Ontario students’ standardized testing results are set to be made public next week, Education Minister Paul Calandra said Monday after he delayed their release, suggesting changes may be coming. Results from math and literacy testing by the Education Quality and Accountability Office are normally released earlier in the fall for the previous school year, but […]

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1 week ago Coupes en éducation: la mise à jour économique de mardi sera révélatrice

Le 11 novembre dernier, la première interpellation de la nouvelle ministre de l’Éducation, Sonia LeBel, donnait déjà le ton.

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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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3 w. ago Palmarès des écoles: la ministre de l’Éducation, Sonia LeBel, reste vague sur l’intention de publier le sien

Son prédécesseur, Bernard Drainville, voulait publier des données sur la réussite scolaire par école.

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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 Opinion: Classroom expertise comes from teachers, not screeners

Helping Alberta kids achieve high levels of literacy and numeracy is like world peace — it’s easy to agree in principle that it’s important. The trickier question is what policies actually leverage positive change. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides recently tabled Bill 6, which mandates K-3 literacy and numeracy screeners. That may sound good, but it […]

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4 w. ago Thai vocational education representatives visit Guangxi Financial Vocational College, jointly discussing a new blueprint for vocational education

NANNING, China, Nov. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Recently, Minister Tanapat Saengchan of the Vocational Education Commission of Thailand visited Guangxi Financial Vocational College. This exchange is an important opportunity to deepen cooperation between the two sides, and it is expected that through pragmatic communication, in-depth collaboration in the field of vocational education between the […]

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last month Ontario avoids public hearings on bills; one would boost education minister’s powers

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.

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