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The University of Toronto is the latest Canadian university to announce it’ll be covering tuition for First Nation students whose community’s traditional territory is on or near campus. This move is one that’s popping up across Canada and the U.S. Earlier this year the University of Waterloo and Kwantlen Polytechnic University …
Read More »Ontario ECEs among lowest paid in Canada, advocates say
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 17, 2023 1:15 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Advocates say that early childhood educators in Ontario are among the lowest paid in the country, and say that raising their wages is critical to the success of the $10-a-day child-care …
Read More »High school football team suspended 1 week over hazing reports in London, Ont. – London
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The superintendent of student achievement with the Thames Valley District School Board has confirmed the senior football program at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School in London, Ont., has been suspended until Oct. 10 over concerns about hazing. Additionally, Tracy Langelaan says all …
Read More »Ontario public high school teachers vote in favour of binding arbitration, avoids strike
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) says it has voted in favour of a binding arbitration process meaning there will be no strikes or lockouts during negotiations. The members voted 78.4 per cent in favour of the bargaining proposal. “The approved proposal …
Read More »EQAO results: Ontario students’ math and literacy scores flat or up slightly
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 28, 2023 10:35 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Ontario students’ math and literacy scores are either flat or up slightly compared to last year. The Education Quality and Accountability Office has released its annual standardized test results. …
Read More »Traveling vision clinic bringing sight to rural Manitoba – Winnipeg
Raine Andrews remembers the day she put on her first pair of glasses. “I was outside, and I was like, ‘Whoa, trees have individual leaves?!’” As an optometrist assistant with the Mobile Vision Care Clinic (MVCC), Andrews and her colleagues set up vision clinics in Manitoba schools. Working in predominantly …
Read More »Toronto high school teacher bargaining team doesn’t support deal to avoid strikes
The largest local bargaining unit of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation has told members it opposes a tentative agreement between the provincial union and the government that would avoid the possibility of strikes. The OSSTF reached a deal last month with the province that would see the parties keep …
Read More »Ottawa school bus routes cancelled for thousands of students due to driver shortage – Ottawa
Thousands of Ottawa parents are still scrambling to find a way to get their kids to school after their buses were suddenly cancelled because of a driver shortage. About 7,500 students were affected after the bus service for both the Ottawa public and catholic school boards cancelled 300 routes just …
Read More »N.B. parents worry of bullying at school because of changes to gender identity policy – New Brunswick
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 5, 2023 11:25 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Some families of students heading back to school in New Brunswick are worried about bullying because of the province’s changes to the policy on gender identity in schools. Policy 713 says …
Read More »‘Tough all over’: Canadian parents rein in back-to-school spending
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadian consumers have grown increasingly vigilant about getting the biggest bang for their buck, and that extends to back-to-school shopping. A recent survey by Deloitte suggests that the cost of school supplies has risen by 24 per cent. The firm anticipates parents …
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