In 2017, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education released a study that gave Ontario’s full-day kindergarten program what amounted to a grade of A-plus. And for good reason. The study found the program, launched…
Toronto’s Catholic school board has launched a campaign to maintain, and in some cases add, international language courses within the traditional class day, despite the objections of some parents. Trustees with the Toronto Catholic District…
DURHAM — Durham high school teachers will be holding rallies outside local MPP offices on Feb. 7, to raise the alarm about possible education funding cuts. The Ontario government announced on Jan. 23 that it…
Ontario’s Education Minister is defending her government’s decision to consider ending class-size caps in kindergarten and primary grades, saying no decisions have been made. But many in the field of education are worried that it…
It’s hard not to be outraged by Ontario Education Minister Lisa Thompson’s recent announcement that her government is considering removing the caps on the class size of kindergarten and primary grades. Anyone who teaches or…
Seana Schonfeldt-Taylor is getting a jumpstart on her teaching career before she’s even finished her bachelor of education program. The undergraduate at Laurentian University is in her final year of a concurrent education degree that…
Three northern Catholic school boards want the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association to petition the provincial Ministry of Education to either repeal or amend a provincial hiring regulation, because the boards believe it’s impeding their…
It’s that time of year when the province’s elementary schools get their own report card. The new Fraser Institute elementary school report card released Sunday shows parents how their local schools stack up academically, even…
The rumours have been swirling through the halls of the Toronto Catholic District School Board that a more lean fiscal future will be the new reality, and a late Friday afternoon e-mail from the provincial…
About 34 per cent of Canadians rent their homes, yet more than half of Canadian renters (58.2 per cent)1 are living without any tenant insurance coverage. While tenants are not currently required to have a tenant…