Ontario Education

• Ontario education minister meets with YouTube on classroom distractions

  In the spring, the government announced that, instead of participating in a lawsuit against social media companies, it would meet with executives at the companies instead.

  Education

  Nov 19
  
• Ontario focusing province-wide school board audits on ‘frivolous’ trip spending

  For weeks, school boards have been under intense scrutiny after overseas trips and an excursion to a Toronto Blue Jays game were charged to taxpayers.

  Education

  Nov 8
  
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• Ontario school board considers removing garbage bins from classrooms

  After initially issuing a plan to remove garbage clans from classrooms, a Waterloo school board has paused the plan as it will now seek further consultation on the idea.

  Canada

  Oct 29
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• ‘Cheese slipped off the cracker’: Ford rips Ontario school trustees for Italy trip

  On Friday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford ripped into a group of school trustees under fire for expensing a $145,000 summertime Italy trip.

  Politics

  Oct 25
• Donors may foot $100K bill for controversial Italy art, Ontario school trustee claims

  The chair of an Ontario school board under fire for a summertime Italy trip claims several donors are 'very interested' in footing the $100,000 bill for artwork it commissioned.

  Education

  Oct 23
• Ford government appoints veteran education staffer to review TDSB protest field trip

  In mid-September, students from 15 Toronto District School Board schools went on a field trip to a demonstration. Amidst the backlash, the government announced a review.

  Education

  Oct 18
• Ontario school trustees ‘deeply regret’ $145K Italy trip, vow to repay expenses

  A group of trustees at an Ontario Catholic school board are apologizing for going to Italy this summer to buy $100,000 worth of artwork for a new school.

  Education

  Oct 17
• Students at 2 Ontario boards have been without buses for weeks. There may finally be a solution

  Students in Renfrew County have been forced to find alternative ways of getting to class this year after the two school boards failed to reach an agreement with bus companies.

  Education

  Oct 8
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• Schools with roof panels that shut Ontario Science Centre have no budget to replace them

  The Ford government shut the science centre after receiving a report into RAAC panels in its roof. Schools with the same issues aren't getting special funding to replacement them.

  Education

  Oct 4
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• School closure ban means Ontario boards spending ‘limited’ funds to keep buildings open: docs

  Documents written for Ontario’s education minister admit a moratorium on closing schools is stretching the already thin budgets boards have to manage to breaking point. 

  Education

  Oct 3