Ontario Education

• Ontario looks to expand practical component of teacher education: minister

  Changes to how new teachers in Ontario are certified are set to be announced next year and will entail a larger practical component, the education minister is signalling.

  Politics

  Dec 22
  
• 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
  
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• Education minister says school governance overhaul will come in New Year

  Education Minister Paul Calandra has mused about the future of trustees, as he announced the takeover of several major school boards by Queen's Park, citing mismanagement.

  Education

  Dec 3
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• Ford government faces calls to release delayed EQAO scores

  EQAO results are generally published sometime toward the end of September, offering a snapshot of numeracy and literacy in the province.

  Education

  Nov 21
• Protests erupt at Queen’s Park as government passes school board takeover bill

  On Wednesday, Bill 33 passed its third reading at Queen's Park after a shortened debate and bypassing committee, with Royal Assent set to follow.

  Politics

  Nov 19
• Ford government continues education shakeup with new ‘family support offices’

  The province said the first of these offices will be the next step for parents with complex or contentious issues which their schools cannot solve.

  Politics

  Nov 13
• 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
• Ford government supervisors can charge $350K per year to school boards

  Several school boards in Ontario, including Toronto public, Toronto Catholic and Ottawa-Carleton, have been under the management of supervisors for months.

  Education

  Nov 4
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• Proposed Ontario legislation first step to ‘fire’ trustee over Italy trip

  Calandra has said for months that three of the four trustees paid back their expenses, but the fourth was refusing and if he continued to do so, he would be fired.

  Politics

  Oct 20
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• Education minister faces questions over $1.7K in Queen’s Park restaurant bills

  Ontario's education minister is facing scrutiny of his expenses, after his office declined to release details of the money he has spent on restaurant meals.

  Politics

  Sep 26