Continuing labour dispute means teens are going home without teacher comments on their final reports. Read more…
New Model Schools Paediatric Health Clinic Opens at Chester Le Junior Public School
Today, the Toronto District School Board and Hong Fook Connecting Health Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic opened the doors to a new Model Schools Paediatric Health Clinic located at Chester Le Junior Public School. Read more…
How Millennial Attitudes Will Shape The Future Of Education.
Millennials are now the largest generation in the Canadian workforce, and within the next few years will begin to get real responsibility and influence in shaping our country’s future. Read more…
Teachers do their homework on how to teach sex ed.
A box in Jim Karkavitsas’s classroom is stuffed with anonymous questions about sex. Read more…
Why some schools are giving letter grades a fail
Krista Wolfram credits an innovative new assessment program with helping catch her daughter’s difficulties in school early. Read more…
How and Why I Picked my School.
Students and grads talk about their sources of information and the deciding factors in choosing where to go to university. Read more…
The role of the school guidance counsellor has expanded beyond the traditional role of providing education and career advice.
However, funding for guidance counsellors has remained relatively unchanged since the provincial education funding formula was introduced in 1998. Read more…
Arts education plays a vital role in student engagement, achievement, and well-being.
However, there continues to be a lack of specialist teachers in music, visual arts, and drama in elementary schools. Read more…
Call for youth Advisors, 14 – 17 years, to help with SESQUI plans for Canada’s 150th birthday.
The Youth Advisory Committee will be comprised of young advocates from across Canada who will provide feedback from their unique youth perspective on projects related to SESQUI programming including the interactive dome. Deadline for interested candidates is June 26, 2016. Read more…
In a cabinet shuffle on June 13, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne appointed Mitzie Hunter as the new Minister of Education.
Ms. Hunter comes from the Ministry of Finance, where she was the Associate Minister responsible for the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan. Read more…