Ontario Education
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Trustee says they were ‘fully cut off’ from information on Ford government takeoverThe Ford government confirmed that the Peel District School Board would be under provincial supervision, a move that has sidelined trustees and replaced them with an appointee.PoliticsMar 6
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Ford government names advisers for potential EQAO test overhaulEducation Minister Paul Calandra released testing data at the end of last year after sitting on it for weeks to consider scores he acknowledged were 'not good enough.'CanadaMar 4
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Ontario teacher, education worker unions call for contract talks to start earlyContracts for Ontario's teachers and education workers expire this summer and their union leaders are calling on the education minister to start the bargaining process early.PoliticsMar 2
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Ontario school boards urge open conversation about future of trusteesThe Ontario Public School Board Association said it's listening to public comments made by Doug Ford about whether he wants to eliminate trustees, without receiving official word.EducationFeb 25
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Ford government still ‘discussing’ whether or not to abolish trusteesSpeculation has percolated about the future of trustees for close to a year as Education Minister Paul Calandra embarks on a mission to reform how school boards operate.EducationFeb 24
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‘It’s not a freebie’: Ford government defends OSAP changes as opposition continuesPremier Doug Ford said OSAP "is not a freebie anymore" and that "money doesn't grow on trees" as opposition to his student loan changes continues to bubble.PoliticsFeb 23
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Ontario government directs schools to let students watch Team Canada matchesDoug Ford announced the idea in a social media post on Wednesday evening, saying he had told Education Minister Paul Calandra to work out how schools could make it possible.CanadaFeb 19
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Peel school board supervision a ‘smokescreen’ for underfunding, chair saysPaul Calandra announced Wednesday that he was putting Peel District School Board under supervision due to a plan to lay off 60 teachers and repeated budget deficits.EducationJan 30
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Provincial supervisor has made no cuts to TDSB budget, board official saysAt the TDSB's accessibility committee, executive officer of finance Craig Snider suggested the province's supervisor had not made cuts or reductions to the existing financial plan.CanadaJan 20
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Province fires contractor building delay-plagued school in northern OntarioA contractor building a school in northern Ontario that has been plagued by delays has been let go by the provincial government.PoliticsJan 14
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