Category: Education and Training

Also, the province will have to reimburse the feds if it doesn’t live up to its funding promise for the French-language university. ...

OECTA is also back at the table this week and has cancelled its planned walkouts. ...

While unions said they wanted the government to 'pull back these cuts,' the education minister said strikes are hurting families. ...

In the meantime educators are grappling with uncertainty. ...

The Catholic teachers' union said they don't think their withdrawal of EQAO activities is "negatively impacting the student experience." ...

This will be the first time since 1997 that members of all the major teachers' unions will be out of the classroom at the same time.  ...

One parent, who is also a teacher, said while finding "appropriate care" is the main challenge right now, she still supports the union. ...

All four teachers' unions said they had no new bargaining dates scheduled yet. ...

The union said it plans to continue its rotating strikes and province-wide walkout next week if no deal is reached. ...

Walkouts from members of three unions are expected on Tuesday. ...

A spokesperson for Education Minister Stephen Lecce denied the government is tied to the ads. ...

All four parties have announced candidates for the two byelections. ...

Laura Walton, president of CUPE’s Ontario School Board Council of Unions, called on the government to issue the funds by next week. ...

The union is planning a one-day walkout of all its members on Feb. 6. ...

Ontario will only fund the university in years beyond this government's mandate. ...

Walkouts have been planned for every day this week, with elementary teachers and support staff starting rotating strikes today. ...

The premier also said he would not be willing to give educators more than a one per cent increase in compensation.  ...

The government said the initiative could cost up to $48 million per day if all unions withdraw services. ...

Catholic teachers will also launch a work-to-rule campaign that day after talks with the province broke down this week. ...

The Jan. 8 walkout will affect the Peel, Limestone, Algoma and Renfrew County district school boards, among others. ...

The Ontario Principals' Council is asking the government to cancel the Grade 9 EQAO test in January if job action continues in 2020. ...

The unions argue the legislation capping salary increases is "unconstitutional," but the government says it is "defendable in the courts." ...

The two sides will see additional days of bargaining early next week, but the gap in their numbers is even greater than it was just a few days ago. ...

The union and government remain at an impasse in contract negotiations. Both sides maintain that the other is advancing no new proposals. ...

Education Minister Stephen Lecce called on the union on Tuesday night to cancel the strike. ...

Education Minister Stephen Lecce said "kids should be in class on Wednesday." ...

The government maintained that it wants to see kids remain in the classroom. ...

Negotiations are continuing this week for the two unions that have started job action. ...

Ontario's Divisional Court ruled in a unanimous decision that universities have the right to determine their own fees without government interference. ...

The high school teachers' union said this only goes "halfway towards doing the right thing," announces plans to start work-to-rule. ...

Trent, Ryerson, York and Windsor universities launched a new program last September and have taken in their second cohort. ...

Lecce declined to talk about repercussions for the school, saying he'll wait for a the police investigation to conclude before moving forward. ...

More than 1,000 ETFO members participated in a strike mandate vote in Kitchener on Oct. 7. ...

Some highlights from the tentative deal and next steps. ...

CUPE portrayed the deal as a major victory with the union not making any substantial concessions. ...

Talks between CUPE, the Council of Trustees’ Associations and the province resumed Friday afternoon. ...

"We are extremely focused on reaching a deal to keep kids in class on Monday," said the education minister's spokesperson. ...

The inquiry will look at "whether public schools are using scientific, evidence-based approaches to meet the needs of students with reading disabilities." ...

This means education workers won’t be doing tasks like sweeping hallways or cleaning school offices. ...

‘We are making it so difficult for students to pursue ... the post-secondary dreams that they have,’ says Chris Glover, the NDP’s colleges and universities critic. ...

Education Minister Stephen Lecce reiterated that "no teacher will lose their job," though thousands have already been laid off due to government cuts. ...

"That is their prerogative and I respect that," Lecce said, referring to OSSTF publicizing its bargaining positions. "I remain undeterred from my mission." ...

OSSTF President Harvey Bischof said the "unprecedented" plan to publicize the union's bargaining positions isn't an attempt to shame the government. ...

"It’s a good sign because it tells me the parties are serious," says a retired professor about the media blackout. ...

"We’re not at any critical point, but we want them to give us a mandate now," ETFO president Sam Hammond says. ...

"No public tax dollars should be used to fund private or independent schools," groups including the Ontario Principals' Council told the education minister in a letter. ...

Funding negotiations will start after a "due diligence process" and the two governments will set up a joint working group. ...

"I care about this paper more than anything else in my life," says the editor-in-chief of Western University's student paper. ...

The provincial and federal governments are still working through differences on an MOU. ...