Ontario schools

• Masks to remain optional in Ontario classrooms next year, Ministry of Education says

  In a statement, a spokesperson for Minister of Education Stephen Lecce said he was following 'the expert advice of Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health.'

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• Ontario education minister wants extracurriculars offered in September

  Stephen Lecce's comments come as the government is in the midst of bargaining with education unions before contracts expire at the end of August.

  Education

  Jul 25
  
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• Doug Ford warns Ontario teachers to be back in school in fall as contract talks loom

  Ford says the province will give more than a one per cent raise to teachers, whose contracts expire on Aug. 31.

  Education

  Jun 30
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• Ontario school boards set virtual learning plans for 2022-23 year as interest drops

  Ontario school boards are nailing down virtual learning plans for the upcoming school year and some are finding it challenging to offer, with significantly lower student interest.

  Education

  Jun 17
• Impact of Laurentian University still being felt in parts of northern Ontario

  Laurentian laid off nearly 200 staff and faculty members and axed dozens of programs, including an in-demand bilingual midwifery program, after abruptly filing for insolvency.

  Education

  May 10
• Ontario NDP, Liberals pledge to overhaul standardized EQAO testing

  Both the New Democrats and the Liberals have promised to end EQAO testing, at least in its current form, if they are elected next month.

  Politics

  May 10
• Ontario Liberals pledge they would bring back Grade 13 on an optional basis

  Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca says it's part of a plan to help students cope with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their education.

  Politics

  May 6
• Ontario Liberals promise to cap all class sizes at 20 students if elected

  The Ontario Liberals would spend $1 billion to cap class sizes at 20 students for every grade across the province and hire 10,000 teachers if elected in June.

  Politics

  May 5
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• Ontario Liberals pledge to build, repair schools with $10 billion by cancelling Highway 413

  Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca says it would be funded by cancelling the planned Highway 413 around the Greater Toronto Area.

  Politics

  May 4
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• Ottawa public school board trustees vote to implement mask mandate

  Trustees at Ottawa's largest school board have voted to implement a mask mandate. 

  Health

  Apr 13