Ontario Ministry Of Education

• Ontario school board director resigns after $40K Blue Jays stadium retreat

  Following the controversy over an off-site retreat costing nearly $40,000, the Thames Valley District School Board has announced that its director of education has stepped down.

  Education

  Mar 7, 2025
  
• Closure by province followed ‘serious occurrence’ with new hire, London, Ont. child care centre says

  The protection order for Kidorable Child Care Centre came after inspectors attended the facility on Feb. 6 in response to an unspecified "incident," a ministry spokesperson says.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2023
  
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• Ontario education workers relying on food banks, partner income to survive

  As the government and CUPE return to the negotiating table, a split between the province and the public-sector unions over pay has defined talks between the two parties.

  Education

  Nov 8, 2022
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• Schools in Simcoe County District School Board to stay open Friday despite CUPE strike

  The SCDSB said it intends to keep schools open Friday despite a union representing approximately 55,000 Ontario education workers planning to walk off the job Friday.

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2022
• Province commits $9.5 to build addition and child-care centre at Woodstock, Ont. elementary school

  LDCSB is receiving $9.5 million for an addition and child-care centre at St. Michael Catholic Elementary School in Woodstock, Ont.

  Education

  Apr 26, 2022
• Waterloo school board prepares for potential remote learning in January

  The WRDSB says it is making preparations for remote learning in January in the event it is was required to do so because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2021
• Southern Ontario school boards say they’re unable to track complaints of anti-Black racism

  Public and Catholic school districts in the GTHA that spoke to Global News claimed to have "no central tracking system" or "location from which we could pull the data."

  Education

  Feb 2, 2021
• Hamilton’s public school board prepares for possibility of fully remote learning

  Despite efforts to increase inventory, Danko says the board may have to assign 'one device per family to start and see where we are for numbers.'

  Education

  Dec 17, 2020
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• New campaign calls for greater representation of Black history in Ontario’s education curriculum

  "It is long overdue that the concerns that have been raised by Black students and Black parents and students broadly in Ontario to have this responded to in a systemic way."

  Education

  Oct 21, 2020
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• Halton public school board asking Ontario to drop ‘hybrid’ model due to lack of child care

  Trustees say the model could elevate the risk of exposure to COVID-19.

  Education

  Jul 21, 2020