People For Education

• Educators, advocacy groups raise alarm about Ontario’s online learning plan

  Ontario education unions, advocacy groups and parents are raising concerns about a government plan to offer an online learning option for the next school year.

  Education

  May 5, 2021
  
• Survey suggests COVID-19 pandemic taking a toll on Ontario principals

  A new survey suggests the pandemic has placed significant pressure on principals at Ontario's schools, with those at virtual schools feeling the most stressed.

  Education

  Feb 23, 2021
  
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• Few Ontario students currently enrolled in e-learning courses: report

  Just five per cent of students on average per high school in Ontario are currently enrolled in online courses.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2019
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• Ontario program to help students plan for jobs, adulthood, falling short: report

  The report from advocacy group People For Education suggests a policy to support career and life planning for students from kindergarten through Grade 12 is falling short.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2019
• Report finds students with special needs in Ontario increasingly asked to stay home from school

  The annual report from People for Education does not speculate on the cause of the trend, which it began documenting in 2014 after hearing anecdotes from parents.

  Education

  Jun 25, 2018
• Ontario schools with well-educated parents more likely to offer child care programs: report

  Annie Kidder, executive director of People For Education, says the findings are surprising — and worrying.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2018
• Ontario parents to stage protest at Queen’s Park on rural school closures

  Parents from across Ontario are headed to Queen's Park today to protest how the government funds rural schools.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2016
• Music teachers on the decline in Ont. elementary schools: report

  An education watchdog is striking some sour notes about the number of Ontario elementary schools with teachers dedicated to helping kids learn music.

  Education

  Jun 23, 2014
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• Special-needs students sometimes asked to stay home: report

  A new study shows nearly half of Ontario's elementary school and roughly 40 per cent of high school principals have recommended students with special education needs not attend school the full day.

  Education

  Apr 28, 2014
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• Report casts doubt on two curriculum streams for Ontario G-9 students

  Ontario students should not have to choose between so-called applied and academic programs at the start of high school, an education lobby group said in a report released Monday.

  Education

  Feb 24, 2014