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• Parents concerned with ‘shameful’ changes to Ontario Autism Program

  Parents and advocates are raising concerns over changes made to the Ontario Autism Program, saying the provincial government is failing to meet the needs of kids and families.

  Canada

  May 5, 2023
  
• Ontario adds more mental health learning to school curriculum

  Ontario is adding new curriculum expectations for Grade 10 students on mental health literacy and giving teachers more resources for students in Grades 7 and 8.

  Education

  May 1, 2023
  
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• Trudeau weighing ‘all options’ on notwithstanding clause use amid CUPE Ontario strike

  The notwithstanding clause gives provincial legislatures or Parliament the ability, through passage of law, to override certain portions of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

  Politics

  Nov 4, 2022
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• Ontario parents express education concerns as school lets out for summer

  'All kids are different so some of them will have missed some sort of vital skill development, maybe in reading,' education advocate Annie Kidder said of the 2021-22 school year.

  Education

  Jun 30, 2022
• Limestone District School Board to ask province to make COVID-19 vaccine mandatory

  A letter from the Limestone District School Board to government officials includes a list of demands relating to COVID-19 amid the return to school for thousands of students. 

  Education

  Jan 13, 2022
• Peterborough parents react to province’s decision to keep schools closed until September

  The Ontario government decided Wednesday to keep schools closed until September. Barring any setbacks, the first day of school will be Sept. 7.

  Education

  Jun 3, 2021
• Education minister criticized for low COVID-19 testing in Ontario schools

  Capacity currently exists to process approximately 50,000 tests at Ontario's schools a week, but much of that capacity remains underutilized.

  Health

  Mar 3, 2021
• Ontario elementary teacher strikes to hit three school boards as contract talks resume

  The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario has been staging one-day, rotating strikes since last week, and the union is targeting boards in Durham, Lambton Kent and Algoma on Thursday.

  Education

  Jan 30, 2020
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• Ontario English Catholic teachers getting closer to legal strike position

  The Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA) requested a "no-board" report on Friday, which can take a few days to be issued. Once that happens, teachers would be in a legal strike position 17 days later.

  Politics

  Nov 29, 2019