Toronto District School Board

• Ford government supervisor fires TDSB director of education

  In an all-staff memo, sent on Friday morning, the board's provincially appointed supervisor announced Clayton La Touche would be "leaving the TDSB effective immediately"

  Politics

  Dec 12
  
• Ontario school board supervisors can claim up to $40K in expenses over 2 years

  The supervisors sent into Ontario school boards by the Ford government will be eligible to claim up to $40,000 over two years. The government says it will monitor closely.

  Politics

  Nov 11
  
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• Disability advocate concerned TDSB meeting changes will shut parents out

  A prominent disability advocate says the Ford government's decision to stop live-streaming meetings at the school boards it has taken over is "troubling and undemocratic."

  Education

  Oct 10
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• Ford government won’t eliminate French, Catholic trustees but English board has no cover

  Constitutional language and religious rights offer some protection to Catholic and French trustees, but the English public system could see them scrapped entirely.

  Canada

  Sep 10
• Beloved Toronto principal to remain at school after students protest planned transfer

  A beloved Toronto school principal whose his planned transfer students protested will remain where he is, a school board superintendent says.

  Education

  Aug 6
• Heat wave hits Toronto for 2nd day as classrooms swelter, pools stay open late

  Temperatures in the city sat around 33 C on Monday afternoon, rising to upwards of 40 C with the humidity factored in.

  Weather

  Jun 23
• Hundreds of Toronto students walk out of class after beloved principal shuffled by board

  Hundreds of students at Rosedale High School of the Arts have walked out of class in support of their beloved principal, who is being transferred to another school.

  Education

  Jun 12
• Toronto school board says it got a ransom demand over stolen student data

  The Toronto District School Board says in a letter to parents and caregivers that it recently learned the data was not destroyed and a "threat actor" has demanded ransom.

  Canada

  May 7
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• Ontario education minister blasts TDSB for considering cutting programs

  Toronto District School Board is one of several boards in Ontario the government is currently subjecting to financial scrutiny, with the threat of a takeover.

  Canada

  May 7
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• Ontario takes control of school board over finances, launches investigations into others

  Newly appointed Education Minister Paul Calandra announced a series of interventions at school boards on Wednesday afternoon.

  Politics

  Apr 23