Pat Daly

• Announced Ontario education funding not ‘necessarily new money’: Hamilton board chair

  Hamilton's public school board chairs revealed their initial thoughts on the Ford government's recent education funding announcement and the plan to convert underutilized schools.

  Education

  Apr 18, 2023
  
• Hamilton’s public schools will close to students if education workers walk out Monday

  Hamilton's two largest school boards say they will close to in-person learning should CUPE caretakers and maintenance workers strike on Monday.

  Education

  Nov 17, 2022
  
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• Hamilton, Niagara boards confirm schools will open Tuesday with CUPE members returning

  Both of Hamilton's public school boards closed Monday amid a CUPE education workers strike they say compromises the safety of students and staff.

  Education

  Nov 7, 2022
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• CUPE protests hit Hamilton, Niagara streets as indefinite Ontario education strike begins

  Thousands of Ontario education workers hit picket lines across Hamilton and Niagara Region Friday morning on the first day of an indefinite walkout.

  Education

  Nov 4, 2022
• Hamilton’s public schools open, Catholic schools closed with education workers off the job

  A number of school boards in Hamilton, Halton and Niagara Region have taken different operating stances amid a Nov. 4 work stoppage by CUPE educational support workers.

  Education

  Nov 3, 2022
• Hamilton’s Catholic school board to close should CUPE strike, public board to stay open

  Hamilton's largest two school board are taking different measures to deal with a potential strike of about 55,000 education workers across Ontario in Friday.

  Education

  Nov 1, 2022
• Hamilton’s Catholic school board launches student demographic survey

  An HWCDSB student survey will cover socioeconomic status, ethnicity, race, and language among other of factors that affect academic achievement and well-being.

  Education

  Oct 21, 2022
• Hamilton Catholic school board votes in favour of flying Pride flag in June for first time ever

  Hamilton's Catholic board has voted in favour of raising the Pride flag at city schools in June, marking the first time that will happen at the city's Catholic schools.

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2022
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• Report on Black students’ experience of racism in Hamilton schools calls for action

  A months-long project exploring the experiences of Black students has found the vast majority of participants have reported experiencing racism in Hamilton schools.

  Education

  Nov 10, 2021
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• Hamilton school board chairs, elementary teachers union seek more from back-to-school plan

  Education officials in Hamilton are hoping COVID-19 vaccination rates will increase before school begins. About 50 per cent of youth aged 12 to 17 in the city are fully vaccinated.

  News

  Aug 4, 2021