Education and Training Archives

ETFO president encourages teachers to choose which sex-ed curriculum to use in classroom

ETFO says it will provide legal support for members. ...

Sex-ed rollback faces human rights challenge

The CCLA is considering an additional legal challenge to the controversial education decision. ...

Deputy premier confirms sex-ed curriculum will feature ‘LGBT issues’

Christine Elliott's remarks come after a week of protests and confusion over what will replace the repealed curriculum. ...

Advocates teach sex-ed lesson on Queen’s Park lawn as school board seeks guidance from ministry

Activists read portions of the modern sex-ed curriculum aloud in a small protest in front of the legislature Thursday. ...

Minister said September sex-ed curriculum would include lessons on consent, gender–but then backtracked

However, Lisa Thompson did not say when teachers are to begin teaching these modern lessons. ...

CUPE considering challenging back-to-work legislation: ‘You can bet your sweet patootie’

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is warning the government's proposed back-to-work legislation may be unconstitutional. ...

Sex-ed battle lines get drawn as activists on both sides vow to fight

Advocacy groups promise to organize against sex ed changes as social conservatives express support for cancelling 2015 curriculum. ...

Hutton: Ford critics show hysterical hypocrisy on education

When the inevitable cries of education funding cuts come in the coming months, stop and ask whether the exact same situation existed under the Liberals, columnist Deb Hutton writes. ...

Schools will revert to 1998 sex ed curriculum in September

: Education Minister Lisa Thompson said the PC government is following through on a campaign promise. ...

Education minister blames ministry after cancellation of Truth and Reconciliation curriculum meetings

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission-related curriculum update will proceed, the minister's spokesperson says. ...

Hutton: A letter of advice to the premier-designate on the sex ed curriculum

Columnist Deb Hutton's advice to Doug Ford as his government reviews the sex ed curriculum: stick with the content, tweak the timing and mandate communication with parents. ...

NDP earns “historic endorsement” from ETFO

It marked the first time the ETFO has endorsed a provincial party. ...

Ford announces education overhaul, including move to overturn controversial sex ed curriculum

The announcement came three days after ousting social conservative Tanya Granic Allen. ...

Province to pour $300 million into special ed as report skewers ‘flawed’ funding formula

Think-tank paper slams 'top-down,' 'one-size-fits-all' approach, as 2,000 new teachers and education workers are poised to join the system. ...

Andrea Horwath says she would end standardized testing

The NDP leader skewers the 'failed' EQAO assessment system, which teachers' unions have demanded the government scrap. ...

Progressive Conservatives stalling trade bill with bell ringing

The PCs have caused prolonged bell-ringing at Queen's Park. ...

Building Black identity via Twitter and town halls

Government aims to open pathways for Black youth with new public awareness campaign. ...

Carbon market cash pays for school retrofits

Education minister hints at more funds to come to repair Ontario's crumbling schools while making them more energy efficient. ...

College faculty given ‘academic freedom’ in binding arbitration

Faculty can speak their mind, but still cannot exercise veto power over curriculum content. ...

AG Report 2017: Teacher sick days surge, and cash needed elsewhere goes to cover the cost

"I think it's concerning ... that money that perhaps is intended to be used for programming has to cover other financial pressures associated with sick leave, such as substitute teachers," Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk sa ...

Poll: Nearly 70 per cent of voters support forced end to college strike

Approval for forcing an end to the strike was lower among NDP supporters, but still a majority favoured of the move. ...

House passes back-to-work legislation for college faculty

The vote passed in a rare Sunday session, with the NDP in opposition. ...

Back-to-work bill rolls forward, putting students one step closer to campus

Liberal MPPs skim newspaper, chat among themselves during rare weekend debate, conduct Andrea Horwath called "shameful." ...

College students could be back in class Tuesday as MPPs prepare to debate strike-ending bill all weekend

The Liberals tabled back-to-work legislation Friday afternoon, backed by the PCs but still opposed by the NDP. ...

College faculty face abrupt back-to-work legislation, but students may be out of class another week

Negotiation breaks down mere hours into resumption of talks, with Wynne taking swift action to deal with fallout. ...

Ontario schools in need of $15.9 billion in repairs, an analysis finds

Backlog has tripled over past 15 years, according to a report, with nearly 350 schools too far gone for repair. ...

In brief: Walking a fine picket line; OSAP overtures

A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...

In brief: An autumn economic teaser and union outrage over colleges

A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...

College faculty to vote on deal to end strike

Colleges say faculty union has "stonewalled" them, prompting call to vote on their offer after weeks of picketing. ...

College faculty and employers agree to go back to the bargaining table

Strike negotiations are set to resume Thursday after more than three weeks of the mutual silent treatment. ...

Deputy premier urges colleges and faculty to get back to the bargaining table

Nine days into the strike, the two sides are still at an impasse. ...

Talks fail, prompting college faculty strike in Ontario

Smokey Thomas says the striking workers have the backing of their union’s 130,000 members and $72-million strike fund. ...

Heatwave sparks red-hot debate over air conditioning in schools

PC Leader Patrick Brown slams premier on "unbearable" conditions in the classroom. ...

Hutton: Mom policy on public education

Columnist Deb Hutton, recalling her time when she helped craft government policy, takes a look at the state of Ontario's education system from a different perspective - as a mom. ...

Province to overhaul report cards and curriculum

Starting next year, students can expect to be measured on problem-solving, critical thinking and communication. ...

Ontario education spending shot up over past decade, despite declining enrolment, study finds

More than eight in 10 dollars of the $7-billion spending increase went to salaries, benefits and pensions. ...

Happening: Ontario kicks off school year with ‘well-being’ funding amid low math scores

The province launched a renewed math strategy last year. ...

Leone: Sir John A debate shows the good in Canada’s ‘good government’

Call the founding of our country genocide, as the teachers have, and no one can take pride in our nation because it means they agree with wiping out an entire people. ...

Heard: Education Minister says it’s too early to reassess renewed math strategy

A day earlier, results of the EQAO standardized testing showed elementary students have failed to improve their math scores. ...

Math scores for Ontario’s elementary students fail to improve

Half of Ontario’s Grade 6 students failed to meet the provincial standard for math. ...

Minister gives thumbs up to proposed Toronto university ‘by and for francophones’

Minister Marie-France Lalonde says she wants to get the ball rolling on Ontario's first French-language university. ...

Ontario preparing to arrange education for kids among asylum seekers in Cornwall, minister says

Laura Albanese says province will ensure school access for children if they stay there long-term, though timeline remains uncertain. ...

Province to school trustees on equity in new classes

Ministry puts out request for bids to get "equity and ethics" on the blackboard following a scathing report. ...

Grade 10 student literacy test results released after cyberattack

Students in academic classes fared much better than those in the applied stream. ...

Seen: Ontario rolls out electric school bus pilot

The $8-million Electric School Bus Pilot Program will allow student transportation operators to apply for funding to purchase an electric bus. ...

Education Minister promises province-wide review following teen’s drowning

But Mitzie Hunter could not say what immediate or specific action the government would take to ensure school boards comply with field-trip protocol. ...