This change to the curriculum is long overdue, but it has to be done right, with real investment and resources, says OECTA President Barb Dobrowolski
Radio Interview Ontario Curriculum Update (iheartradio.ca)
No further school strike action expected in Ontario as government focuses on negotiation
Students in Ontario won’t likely be subjected to another school strike. That’s the word from Ontario’s Minister of Education Stephen Lecce. No further school strike action expected in Ontario as government focuses on negotiation |…
Ontario to modernize high school computer and tech programs
Education Minister Stephen Lecce noted the current Grade 10 introduction to computer studies was last updated in 2008, before widespread use of smartphones. Ontario to modernize high school computer and tech programs | The Star
Waterloo region public school board votes to encourage return of masking
Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) trustees voted in favour of a motion to request masking while inside buildings operated by the school board. Waterloo region public school board vote in favour of masking |…
Waterloo Catholic school board provides progress update after police called to remove 4-year-old
At Monday night’s Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) meeting, trustees received an update on the board’s progress on recommendations outlined in a review of a November 2021 incident that saw a four-year-old Black child removed…
[Video] OECTA President Barb Dobrowolski says workers impacted by Bill 124 deserve better
CP24 OECTA president pleased with Bill 124 ruling | CP24.com
John Tory meets with TDSB to discuss ‘extremely troubling’ school violence
“Specifically, the City will work with the school board to prioritize schools that require enhanced youth programming, mental health and well-being supports as well as food security initiatives,” he said. John Tory meets with TDSB…
School boards to hold ratification vote after CUPE school staff vote on tentative deal
School boards will hold a ratification vote on the tentative contract deal reached with CUPE as soon as support staff wrap up theirs, says the president of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association. School boards…
3 trustees elected in twice-delayed Catholic school board election
Voter turnout was 5.7%, says city clerk 3 trustees elected in twice-delayed Catholic school board election | CBC News
‘My pay is going into this destruction’: Ontario teachers decry new pension board member with oil and gas ties
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board office in Toronto on Sept. 28, 2021. The Ontario Teachers’ Federation has appointed two new board members to the OTPP. One is a former fossil fuel executive. THE CANADIAN…