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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 »Toronto school board begs for funding, says cuts will ‘jeopardize’ service – Toronto
The Ford government is telling the province’s largest school board it has to work out a solution to its financial hole, as trustees threaten wide-ranging cuts to key services will be necessary without help. As it plans its annual financial plan, the Toronto District School Board has said it is …
Read More »Ontario puts $1.3B toward building schools, child-care spaces
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 4, 2024 5:19 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the province is putting $1.3 billion toward building and expanding schools. He says the money will go toward creating 27,093 new student …
Read More »Ontario reaches tentative deal with Catholic teachers, ensuring no strikes
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the province has reached a tentative contract deal with the province’s Catholic teachers. He says it means no province-wide job action or strikes for the next three years. Officials say the structure of the tentative deal for the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association is …
Read More »Ontario expected to announce post-secondary funding increase
Ontario’s colleges and universities minister is expected to announce funding today for post-secondary institutions to respond to their precarious finances. A government-commissioned report released in November said that low levels of provincial funding to colleges and universities combined with a tuition cut and freeze in 2019 are posing a “significant …
Read More »Ontario reaches deal with teachers in French-language public system
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 15, 2024 4:12 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the province has reached a deal with teachers in the French-language public system. The news comes weeks after members of the Association …
Read More »Ontario universities, colleges to get ‘financial supports’ after international student limits
Colleges and universities are set to receive “financial support” from Queen’s Park as the Ford government looks to shore up post-secondary institutions that have raised concerns about their long-term financial survival. Global News has learned the province plans to offer its “official response” later this month to the government’s blue …
Read More »Teaching unions net Bill 124 backpay as court ruling looms
Teachers in Ontario have won a significant Bill 124 backpay agreement through arbitration just days before the fate of the controversial law is set to be revealed. An arbitration decision released Friday means both elementary and secondary teachers will see new money from the government as compensation for the three …
Read More »Ontario adding mandatory Black history learning to Grades 7, 8 and 10 history courses
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 8, 2024 10:09 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s education minister says that the province is introducing mandatory learning on the contributions of Black Canadians to history courses in Grades 7, 8 and 10. Stephen Lecce …
Read More »Ontario municipal staff say $85.5M cut risks success of $10-a-day child-care program
The municipal staff who administer the child-care system across Ontario are telling Education Minister Stephen Lecce that an $85.5-million cut to their budgets puts the success of the $10-a-day program at risk. The Ontario Municipal Social Services Association said in a letter to the minister that the national program, which Ontario signed onto in 2022, has …
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