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

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 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

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

1 week ago Thames Valley trustees fight education bill, warn of loss of local voice

Chair Beth Mai and several other trustees are hosting a virtual event opposing Bill 33 on Thursday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Other

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 What Ottawa parents need to know, as a new school year begins

What's the status of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board's controversial elementary boundary review? 

Society

1 week ago What's ahead for the Thames Valley school board after painful year of scandal

Fewer courses. Larger classes. Cuts to special education. Police back in high schools. When the Thames Valley District school board’s roughly 83,000 students return to their classrooms this week it will potentially be a different environment following deep cuts that include the elimination of teaching positions, reduced special needs supports and 42 jobs slashed from […]

Society

2 w. ago Braid: Teachers, government trade barbs as Smith fumes over school board book bans

Despite sparring all parties involved want a return to negotiations while parents and students are left in limbo

Politics

2 w. ago Braid: Both sides on the brink as government activates power to lock out teachers

Despite sparring all parties involved want a return to negotiations while parents and students are left in limbo

Politics

3 w. ago 1,005 children on waitlists for OCDSB extended day child care

Disappointed and scrambling: Families on waitlists for before- and after-school spaces at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.

Transport

3 w. ago Oxford politicians seek dismantling of Thames Valley board: 'Too big'

“There should be a London board and an Oxford, Elgin and Middlesex board," said Zorra Township Mayor Marcus Ryan

Politics

3 w. ago Thames Valley board favouring student teachers for supply work

"I think it’s a mistake in my professional opinion when someone who is uncertified or working towards certification are all of a sudden placed in a supply teacher role.”

Other

4 w. ago These 5 Ontario school boards recorded the most violent incidents. Will police help?

New data, obtained by Global News, shows the number of violent incidents in Ontario classrooms has shot up by almost 80 per cent over the past seven years.

Events