Hundreds of high school students in Windsor-Essex are expected to take part in a province-wide protest against education changes in Ontario. The hour-long rally will take place 1:15 p.m. Thursday and events are planned at different schools in Windsor, Tecumseh, LaSalle, Essex and Lakeshore. Caitlyn Wilder is one of the organizers of the walkout at […]
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A local union fears changes to education funding could end up costing 200 high-school teachers their jobs over the next four years. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF), District 17, representing educators in Simcoe County, said teachers won’t learn their fate until April 25. However, after the Upper Grand District School Board issued layoff […]
Read MoreWATERLOO REGION — Five Catholic high schools expect to trim 24 projected high school teachers in September as classes grow bigger by provincial decree. The proposal includes not replacing 15 retiring teachers, and cancelling the hiring of nine additional teachers. The Waterloo Catholic District School Board previously planned to hire more teachers because high school […]
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Parents and persons with no more than a high school diploma are increasing filling in for absent teachers. A CityNews investigation revealed earlier this week that the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board relied on people not certified to teach to supervise classrooms nearly 3,000 times last year and have already used parents, student-teachers and other […]
Read MoreStudents across Ontario are set to walk out of public schools Thursday afternoon to protest cuts to education. The protest comes after Education Minister Lisa Thompson announced a slew of changes to her ministry’s portfolio, including a revamped health and physical education curriculum, a classroom cellphone ban and an increase in high school class sizes. […]
Read MoreMore than 135 local teachers could lose their jobs under the province’s plan to increase secondary school class sizes. Larger class sizes and mandatory online courses for high school students are among the many education changes announced by the Ontario government. The average class size for high schools will increase to 28 from 22 starting […]
Read MoreStudent mental health is a huge concern for school guidance counsellors — who these days help kids with everything from stress to substance abuse and have even become the go-to person for families looking to find counselling. A survey by the Ontario School Counsellors’ Association, to be released Monday, found that providing mental health help […]
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TORONTO, March 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The OFL launched its Power of Many campaign of resistance to the Ontario government’s pro-business agenda of cuts and privatization today. Union members and community activists from all sectors and all parts of Ontario gathered to take action at the OFL Power of Many: Take Back Ontario conference. […]
Read MoreThe recent Ford government education policy announcement, concerning major changes in class size and mandatory online credits for high school students, has me reminiscing about a series of popular SNL episodes that ran from the mid-’70s to early ’80s. The comedy series featured Mr. Bill, a clay figurine clown, his dog Spot, Mr. Hands (a […]
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The heads of the Sault and Algoma region’s two English language school boards have offered their responses to the provincial government’s upcoming changes to classroom sizes and how some courses will be taught within the classroom. In a list of changes announced March 15, the government stated there will be class size increases, up from […]
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