TORONTO — Canada’s largest school board has voted to make its required English credit for Grade 11 students a class focused on Indigenous works. Trustees with the Toronto District School Board voted Wednesday night to replace the current mandatory course with Understanding Contemporary First Nations, Metis and Inuit Voices. Board …
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