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Ontario is introducing legislation that would represent massive changes to how the province’s education system is run, including limiting the number and scope of trustees and creating new chief ...
News Canada » Ontario » Education: Ontario to cut teachers' college time in half, revamp training requirements
Ontario wants to cut the length of teachers' college from two years to one and introduce a minimum practicum length for in-class experience.
News Canada » Ontario » Education: Ontario education minister announcing school system changes Monday
Education Minister Paul Calandra has announced changes to the province's English school systems, including capping the number of elected trustees for boards and creating oversight roles centred on ...
News Canada » Ontario » Education: Ontario education minister defends Near North District School Board takeover, compares director to Saddam Hussein
Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra is defending his decision to take over the Near North District School Board (NNDSB), going as far as comparing the board's former director of education ...
News Canada » Ontario » Education: Proposed changes to school trustee powers raise concerns in northern Ontario
Education officials and experts in northern Ontario are raising concerns about the latest changes to public English school boards.
News Canada » Ontario » Education: Ontario education bill targets slipping attendance records | Hanomansing Tonight
Ontario’s education minister announced changes to the province’s English school systems, including limiting the power of school trustees and financial management and curriculum changes.
News Canada » Ontario » Education: Ontario education unions work to block teachers’ struggle despite massive strike votes
The members of two of the four Ontario teacher unions that represent some 200,000 educators in Canada’s most populace province voted overwhelmingly to strike last month. As has been the case ...
News Canada » Ontario » Education: Education workers announce wildcat action after Ontario suspends human rights to crush their union
The Conservative government in Canada’s largest province, Ontario, took the extraordinary step of introducing legislation suspending fundamental human rights on October 31, in an effort to ...
News Canada » Ontario » Education: Ontario education workers accept labour contract with province
TORONTO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Education workers in Ontario, Canada's most populous province, have voted to accept a labour deal with the provincial government, union representatives said Monday. The vote ...