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Parents Concerned Over Ontario School Board’s ‘Intrusive’ Survey on Students’ Sexual Orientation and Gender

Parents in the Thames Valley District in Ontario are raising questions about a student survey they say is “intrusive” and lacks transparency. The Concerned Parents Association of London and Area ...

April 6, 2024BY Chandra Philip

Ontario Takes Good First Step Toward Restoring Foundational Blocks of Learning in Schools

Commentary Last week at a press conference in Toronto, Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce said the province’s kindergarten ...

February 1, 2024BY Paige MacPherson

Ontario to Speed School Construction by Cutting Red Tape, Standardizing Design

Education Minister Stephen Lecce has announced a plan to cut building time for new schools in half as ...

December 13, 2023BY Jennifer Cowan

Parents Must Be Involved in Student’s Gender, Pronoun Change: Ontario Education Minister

Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says parents must be “fully involved” if a student wants to change their ...

August 28, 2023BY Marnie Cathcart

Ontario Education Minister Says Possible Teacher Strike ‘Unnecessary and Unfair’

Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says a teacher's threatened strike would be unfair to students. “Ontario students are ...

August 15, 2023BY Marnie Cathcart

Ontario Education Minister Says Office Will Investigate Events Leading Up to Principal’s Suicide

Ontario's Education Minister says his office will be conducting a review of the circumstances leading up to the suicide ...

July 25, 2023BY Matthew Horwood

Ontario Education Minister Urges Schools to Celebrate Pride Month After Board Votes Against Flying Flag

Following controversy at York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB), which recently decided not to fly the pride flag ...

May 31, 2023BY Tara MacIsaac

ANALYSIS: ‘Vague Promises’: Ontarians Try to Read Between the Lines of New School Legislation

News Analysis Ontario’s education minister tabled legislation on April 17 that he says will bring schools' focus back ...

April 19, 2023BY Tara MacIsaac and Lee Harding

‘Dress Code’ Too Vague to Stop Teacher With Oversized ‘Prosthetic’ Breasts, Says Parent

A long-awaited professionalism policy meant to address complaints over an Ontario teacher's controversial attire does not include any ...

March 1, 2023BY Tara MacIsaac

Michael Taube: When It Comes to the Notwithstanding Clause, Doug Ford Had No Other Option

Commentary Ontario Premier Doug Ford passed Bill 28, or the Keeping Students in Class Act, on Nov. 3 ...

November 6, 2022BY Michael Taube

On Ontario Election Campaign Trail, Education Promises Miss the Mark

Commentary Next to health care, education is the second most expensive line item in every provincial budget. It’s ...

May 25, 2022BY Michael Zwaagstra

Despite a Strong Mandate, Ontario PCs Failed to Deliver on Education Promises

Commentary Back in 2018, things looked hopeful on the education file in Ontario. Newly elected Premier Doug Ford ...

February 2, 2022BY Michael Zwaagstra

Ontario’s New Anti-Sex Trafficking Policy Welcomed by Child Protection Organization

For organizations that grapple with youth sex trafficking on the front line, the Ontario government’s new policy framework ...

July 12, 2021BY Andrew Chen

Ministry Tells Ontario School Boards to Prepare for Remote School in January

TORONTO—Ontario's education ministry has told school boards to prepare for the possibility of fully remote learning next year. ...

December 17, 2020BY The Canadian Press

Ontario Covid-19 Hits Over 300, Second Wave ‘Coming’ Warns Ford

Ontario is amid an upswing in COVID-19 cases that signals the second wave is coming, warned Premier Doug ...

September 15, 2020BY Isaac Teo

No Plan to Reduce Class Sizes in Ontario’s Back-to-School Strategy, Ford Says

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce touted the merits of the province’s back-to-school plan on ...

August 7, 2020BY Hongyan Lu