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Like many, the president of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association(OECTA) has kept abreast of the consultations with the unsettling feeling that most of the big decisions have already been made. And all indicators point to the education sector being in line for a great shock when the Progressive Conservative government begins making cuts.  “The government’s […]

Justin Trudeau says he’s not just concerned about possible cuts Premier Doug Ford could make to Ontario‘s education system as Canada’s prime minister — he’s also concerned as a father with children in the province’s schools. Trudeau made the comments during a wide-ranging town hall meeting Thursday night at a Milton, Ont., high school. The prime […]

Changes to Ontario’s autism program are raising concerns that thousands of autistic children who will receive fewer hours of therapy will be pushed into schools unable to properly accommodate them. The government announced last week that in order to clear a backlog of 23,000 children waiting for publicly funded autism therapy, families will get up […]

It’s the middle of winter and thoughts of a holiday are tempting. Many parents may think that missing a day of school here and there is no big deal for a child, but pediatricians warn absences can add up quickly and seriously impact a child for life. “As early as kindergarten, missing more school affects […]

About two dozen local teachers and educational support staff joined their colleagues across the province Thursday in holding information rallies to call on Premier Doug Ford’s government to “protect and enhance” public education in Ontario. “We are very concerned about cuts to education,” Penny Huettlin of Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) District 7 said […]

As I enter my last semester in Alberta’s publicly-funded Catholic schools, I am, more than ever, thankful for the Catholic education I have received. Learn more  

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 almost a decade ago by the then-Liberal government, was well worth the $1.5 billion-a-year investment for academic, social and economic […]

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 School Board (TCDSB) voted last Thursday to demand that the provincial Ministry of Education not only allow the classes to […]

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 will consult with teacher unions and trustee associations, in an effort to “modernize” the way education is funded — including […]

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 is the first sign of future cuts. Lisa Thompson said the province is embarking on consultations with a variety of […]