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Student nutrition programs in Ontario grapple with nearly ‘limitless need’

Half of a tangerine instead of a whole one, half of a hard-boiled egg or an apple cut six ways — student nutrition programs across Ontario are finding ways to stretch increasingly insufficient dollars. The province needs to double funding for such initiatives, and even that may not meet the …

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Ontario introduces strategy to halve timelines for building schools

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 11, 2023 11:41 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s education minister says he is introducing a new process for building schools that will cut timelines in half. Stephen Lecce says the average time it takes to build a school …

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Ontario government expands Holocaust education in schools

Ontario is planning to expand mandatory Holocaust education in Grade 10, including to add learning about contemporary impacts of rising antisemitism. Education Minister Stephen Lecce said Wednesday it will help to combat a rise in hate. “We’re going to strengthen education, particularly when it comes to the extreme ideologies of …

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Ontario high school teachers’ union to hold vote on proposal that would avoid strike

The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) says it will recommended to its union members that they enter into a proposal to “resolve bargaining” with the Ontario government. The union said bargaining unit presidents and chief negotiators “voted overwhelmingly” in favour of the recommendation at a special meeting on Friday. …

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Ontario doctors weigh in on screen time and vaccinations ahead of back-to-school

As parents in Ontario prepare to send their children back to school, a group of Ontario doctors is outlining some of the risks that remain in the classroom and how to combat them. The upcoming school year will be the first since the COVID-19 pandemic was officially declared over and …

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Advocates, teacher unions call for free school breakfast, lunch for Ontario students

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 24, 2023 6:33 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Advocacy groups, teachers’ unions and food banks are calling on the Ontario government to provide a free breakfast and lunch program in schools across the province. In a letter …

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Ontario education minister wants teachers to accept private mediation

Ontario’s education minister said Monday he has called on teachers’ unions to accept private mediation in order to ensure contracts are in place before the start of the new school year, but two unions say it’s too early for that and two others say they weren’t actually asked. Stephen Lecce …

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Ontario to introduce legislation to ‘refocus’ education system

TORONTO — Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is set to table legislation the government says will refocus the education system. A government news release says the legislation due today will “refocus the education system on improving outcomes for students.” Lecce announced Sunday the province was hiring 1,000 teachers for specialized …

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Some Ontario boards plan to keep virtual learning even if province doesn’t require it

TORONTO — Several Ontario school boards are planning to continue offering virtual learning next year, forging ahead before provincial direction is set, and saying it’s now more about a different mode of learning rather than a pandemic response. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board and Toronto …

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