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Please read the article by Kristin Rushowy sourced from Toronto Star about OECTA’s legal strike position
https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2019/12/05/ontarios-catholic-teachers-receive-no-board-report-will-be-in-legal-strike-position-by-dec-21.html
Memo from Ontario’s education ministry recommends school boards freeze hiring
TORONTO – Ontario’s education ministry is recommending school boards freeze hiring ahead of the provincial budget and as the government consults on class sizes and hiring practices. Deputy minister Nancy Naylor sent boards a memo Thursday noting…
Fraser school report card sheds light on education system
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Please read the article by Mike Crawley sourced from CBC News regarding the 6 week sit in and Legislature resuming back Feb. 18, 2020
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-legislature-queens-park-winter-break-1.5392178
Waterloo Region schools lose $125 per student as funding falls one per cent
WATERLOO REGION — Local schools have been given $3 million more by the provincial government but will have 1,200 more students to teach. This works out to a reduction of one per cent in basic operational funding…