Special Education

• Advocates urge Ontario to boost special ed funding, report exclusion of kids

  Ontario autism advocates are calling for greater staffing and funding for special education in the province to address what they say is a lack of adequate in-class supports.

  Politics

  Apr 29
  
• Surrey mom calls out lack of rec centre programing for kids with special needs

  Jennifer Newby says there's more than 7,500 kids in Surrey with some form of disability, but almost zero spaces for them in spring and summer programming at city facilities.

  Education

  Jun 7, 2023
  
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• ‘The last ones to get services’: Rally at Belleville, Ont. school for the deaf calls for funding

  Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf in Belleville was the focus of a protest Thursday afternoon that is calling on the provincial government to stop education funding cuts.

  Education

  Mar 31, 2022
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• A new Camaro for $10? Calgary school raffles off car to raise money for students’ families

  Parents at Foothills Academy are running their annual fall car raffle, which features a brand new Camaro as the prize this year.

  Education

  Sep 19, 2019
• Special education teacher gives student with autism ‘Most Annoying’ trophy

  The "award" was given out at an end-of-year ceremony for the boy's Grade 5 class.

  Trending

  Jun 4, 2019
• Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board approves ‘difficult’ balanced budget of $416.3M

  Elementary school enrolment is expected to increase by 550 students for the 2019-2020 school year.

  Education

  Jun 4, 2019
• Students take part in annual Christmas lunch tradition at Kingston high school

  "This is a fabulous way for them to get together," says Sharon Amsden, a teacher with the school.

  Dec 20, 2018
• Report finds students with special needs in Ontario increasingly asked to stay home from school

  The annual report from People for Education does not speculate on the cause of the trend, which it began documenting in 2014 after hearing anecdotes from parents.

  Education

  Jun 25, 2018
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• Special needs pilot program accepts first Regina and Saskatoon students

  A new pilot program for children with intensive needs has accepted it's first 12 of potentially more than 100 students in Regina and Saskatoon.

  Canada

  May 1, 2018
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• Pledge Day donations help bring expensive equipment to Providence school

  Pledge Day is helping a Calgary school provide kids with specialized education equipment that's pricey but incredibly effective.

  Education

  Nov 29, 2017