Canada’s largest school board says it expects to cut just under 300 teaching jobs this fall, not more than 600 as a union has claimed. […]
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Vice-principal in Cambridge charged in child pornography investigation
Waterloo Regional Police Service say they have arrested a 50-year-old man from Cambridge as part of an investigation into child sexual abuse and exploitation. Police […]
Ontario school board cites confidentiality rules to block release of records on $34K art collection
A London, Ont., school board is using a secrecy rule to avoid releasing details about a small public art collection it owns. Records obtained through […]
Ontario Unveils Actions Aimed at Improving Student Success
The Ontario government says it is creating a new advisory group to review how students are tested and supported in school. The decision comes after […]
Ontario hits pause on new medical school expansion after overlooking key warnings
Ontario’s auditor general says the Ford government did not plan properly when expanding the province’s medical schools, which has slowed down the creation of new […]
Ontario Moves to Assume Control of Northern School Board
A month after ordering a northern Ontario school board to fix what a report called serious dysfunction, the provincial government says it is taking control […]
Local Trustees Raise Alarm as Bill 33 Passes
Ontario’s controversial Bill 33, the Supporting Children and Students Act, became law on Thursday, raising new concerns from school board trustees who say it threatens […]
Students protest Bill 9 as more than 1,000 activists and supporters rally downtown.
Many Calgarians spoke out Thursday against the Alberta government’s new rules affecting transgender youth. Students from Westmount Charter School walked out of class to protest […]
Ontario expands education overhaul with launch of new ‘family support offices’
The Ford government plans to create new offices at every school board to help parents and students with serious concerns, as part of its ongoing […]
Ford government supervisors could bill school boards up to $350,000 annually
Ontario’s Education Minister says government-appointed supervisors working at several school boards could each earn up to $350,000 a year, paid out of the school boards’ […]