Ontario Curriculum

• 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
  
• Ontario updating curriculum for computer, technological education

  Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the changes will give students experience with new technology, expose them to real-life problem solving and prepare them for the job market.

  Education

  Dec 12, 2022
  
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• Indigenous education experts applaud Ontario curriculum changes, encourage further learning

  'The timing of this announcement is late, but what it stands to do is much more important,' said Christy Bressette with Western University.

  Education

  Sep 30, 2021
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• Ontario government ends Grade 9 math streams, adds coding and financial literacy to curriculum

  The most noticeable change is that Grade 9 math will no longer be split into academic and applied streams. Instead, there will be a single math course for all Grade 9 students.

  Education

  Jun 9, 2021
• Virtual care expansion in Ontario too slow, AGCO not transparent, funeral sector needs work: AG report

  Bonnie Lysyk issued 13 value-for-money audits in her annual report.

  Politics

  Dec 7, 2020
• New campaign calls for greater representation of Black history in Ontario’s education curriculum

  "It is long overdue that the concerns that have been raised by Black students and Black parents and students broadly in Ontario to have this responded to in a systemic way."

  Education

  Oct 21, 2020
• Ontario government effort to scrap streaming begins with math courses in 2021, Lecce says

  Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the province's math curriculum will be the first to be de-streamed as of September 2021.

  Education

  Jul 9, 2020
• Ontario government to give education update Friday, may include class size update

  Ontario's education sector is awaiting an update Friday on a wide range of issues, including class sizes.

  Canada

  Mar 14, 2019
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• Ontario students rally to send message to Doug Ford government over sex-ed curriculum

  Thousands of students have mobilized over social media to stage a protest against the Doug Ford government's decision to revert back to the 1998 sex-ed curriculum.

  Education

  Sep 20, 2018
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• Ontario parents divided over repeal of sex-ed curriculum, yet majority approve of content: Ipsos poll

  The poll found the strongest amount of support for repealing the 2015 curriculum is in the city of Toronto and central Ontario. However, that support dropped off in southwestern Ontario and the 905 region.

  Education

  Sep 4, 2018