2023 05 30 Political Advisory Committee Minutes
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Many high schools in northern Ontario are re-examining final exams
Use of exams varies from board to board, school to school and teacher to teacher Many high schools in northern Ontario are re-examining final exams | CBC News
Special needs families fear loss of school vans in September
The province is changing the way it funds school transportation, and though it says no board will get less money than in past years, that’s not the way the general manager of the Ottawa Student…
Cursive writing — and typing — will return to Ontario schools this fall
The province is also bringing back a focus on phonics starting in Kindergarten to help boost reading skills. Cursive writing will return to Ontario schools this fall | The Star
Preventing and addressing violence in schools: 4 priorities as educators plan for next year
Farewell to another school year. In Ontario, after a return to full activities with academics, clubs and teams after pandemic shutdowns, it seems that schools were constantly in the news for negative reasons. Preventing and…
Niagara Police say Catholic school threat came from outside Canada, add that it’s ‘not credible’
A still-unidentified threat to a Niagara Catholic school that put all 56 of its schools on lock-and-secure status yesterday (June 19) came from outside the country, Niagara Police have discovered. Niagara Police say Catholic school…
Why Ontario is in court (again) fighting to save Bill 124
ANALYSIS: A provincial court found that the law, which caps public-sector wages, breached the Charter. But that’s not the end of this legal battle Why Ontario is in court (again) fighting to save Bill 124…
Billions at stake as Ontario takes public sector workers to Court of Appeal
Province argues Bill 124 doesn’t interfere with collective rights to free, fair bargaining Billions at stake as Ontario takes public sector workers to Court of Appeal | CBC News
‘Terminal Decline’: Ontario Teachers Plead for Help as Schools Descend into Violent Mayhem
This is the fourth installment of an ongoing investigation into Ontario’s public-school system. Ontario Teachers Plead for Help as Schools Descend into Violent Mayhem | National Review
Hold and secure order to be lifted at Niagara Catholic schools on Tuesday following undisclosed threat
All schools in the Niagara Catholic District School Board (NCDSB) were placed under a hold-and-secure order for most of the day on Monday following an undisclosed threat, but things are expected to be back to…