After months of protests and outrage, the province’s Progressive Conservative government will pivot away from its controversial autism funding model, Social Services Minister Todd Smith said on Monday. In an announcement, Smith acknowledged that this…
The Ontario government will reverse its direction on the province’s autism program and provide families with needs-based support, after months of protests from parents and an internal review that called for an immediate reset of…
Durham autism advocates and service providers are reacting to Monday’s autism announcement saying the provincial government will be going back to the needs-based program. It’s been a long six months for Tara stone and her son Aidan,…
A Sudbury dad says he’s impressed that the government is listening. Sean Staddon, part of the Northern Ontario Autism Alliance, said proposed changes to the province’s funding model for families with autistic children were too…
Imagine wearing a hearing aid on its highest setting and being unable to make any adjustment. You can hear the speech of the person next to you – but, at the same volume, you hear…
Catholic high school and elementary teachers will soon have to pay for parking, as the school board grapples with a $32.8 million funding shortfall. The Toronto Catholic District School Board approved the new parking fees…
In what appears to be precedent-setting, Toronto’s Catholic board plans to charge teachers $10 a day for parking in the school lot — a “ridiculous” move that amounts to a “salary clawback,” say educators who…
School boards across northwestern Ontario agree on one thing: the upcoming school year will have fewer staff on the payroll. How the payroll changes though, will be different for each school board, with some keeping…
The Waterloo Catholic District School Board is struggling with the math following provincial budget cuts. Thanks to funding changes by the Ford government, the board will be getting less money for the upcoming school year,…
Union members protested the provincial government’s cuts to education in front of local MPP Steve Clark’s office this week. Hoisting signs proclaiming that “class size matters” and “cuts hurt children,” the 50 protesters from five…