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As a legislative committee met at Queen’s Park to study a government bill that would significantly water down the role of school board trustees, Education Minister Paul Calandra began grilling union leaders about his own legislation, leading to criticism that he was “rude,” “disrespectful,” and “inappropriate.” On Monday, MPPs began …
Read More »Ontario school board under fire for $40K Blue Jays stadium retreat
The Thames Valley District School Board has released the expenses for its off-site retreat trip to Toronto after calls for more transparency. In a statement, the board’s chair and interim director said that to maintain “transparency and accountability,” they would release the cost of the off-site planning meeting in Toronto, …
Read More »Driver dispute could leave students at 2 Ontario school boards without transport
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Students at two rural school boards near Ottawa could be without transportation when classes begin next week as an impasse with bus drivers threatens to disrupt back-to-school planning. The Renfrew County District School Board and its Catholic counterpart have been locked in …
Read More »Ontario teacher unions welcome new education minister in cabinet shuffle
Ontario’s new education minister is stepping into one of the largest and most visible files in government, which comes with a fraught relationship with teachers, though he is no stranger to politics or tough portfolios. Todd Smith served as energy minister since 2021, balancing a need to vastly increase Ontario’s …
Read More »Financial literacy test will be mandatory to get Ontario high school diploma: Lecce
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 30, 2024 9:54 am Updated May 30, 2024 10:10 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario students will soon be required to pass a financial literacy test as part of a number of changes coming to the requirements …
Read More »Ontario wants meeting with social media execs to battle classroom distractions
Ontario’s education minister says he wants to sit down with social media executives to work out how to reduce distractions and enforce bans on certain apps in the classroom. Education Minister Stephen Lecce will table legislation on Monday designed to give the government powers aimed at cracking down on privacy …
Read More »Ontario is banning cellphones in classrooms. What’s changing and how will it work?
The Ontario government says a provincewide approach to banning cellphones in classrooms will bring uniformity to the rules on devices and improve student concentration as it leans on parents to make the new policy possible. On Sunday, Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced new rules for vaping and cellphones that will …
Read More »Ontario sets out new rules after international student cap
Days after the federal government capped the number of international students coming into the country, Ontario is rolling out new guardrails to “protect the integrity” of colleges and universities. The new measures include a review of some programs with a focus on pipelines from education to work, a pause on …
Read More »Ontario preparing ‘back to basics’ curriculum for kindergarten
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is extending his “back to basics” curriculum push into kindergarten. The government plans to spend the next year consulting on new mandatory learning to include in the kindergarten curriculum, including the foundations of coding, and plans to release it in the spring of 2025 for …
Read More »Cap on student visas could wreak financial havoc on Ontario universities, says rep
The Council of Ontario Universities says the newly announced cap on international student admissions is unfairly punishing responsible institutions alongside bad actors in the post-secondary sector. Steve Orsini, president and CEO of the organization, is calling on the federal government to reverse its decision to cap the number of new …
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