Contrary to what the Doug Ford government would like us to believe, we do not have underperforming schools in Ontario. What we have are chronically underfunded schools and a government that refuses to take responsibility....

English Language Learners (ELL) are overrepresented among students who don’t meet Ontario’s provincial standards, the Education Quality Assurance Office (EQAO) 2021-2022 test results show. Educators and academics believe it’s the tests that need to be...

These 900 students attend two different schools, run by two different boards — but they all learn in the same building. Even though they have their own entrances, their classrooms are on the same floors...

With her six-year-old child in the public school system, Amanda Hunter is concerned about her daughter’s literacy skills, just like parents across the province. But after hearing from Education Minister Stephen Lecce, who announced the...

No chance of deals by the end of June — but also little chance of job action by then either, teacher unions say. Contract talks between the province and teachers continue at a slow pace,...

Many of the changes proposed under Education Minister Stephen Lecce’s new Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act have already been implemented in Simcoe County schools, according to officials with both the public and Catholic school...

On first look, the chair of Hamilton’s public school board is suggesting Ontario’s recent funding announcements, which includes changes to literacy and math curriculums, appear to just be a “repackaging of money” already announced. Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board’s...

Education Minister Stephen Lecce must really want to be a magician- making elephants or something outlandish disappear, then reappear behind you. Maybe that explains his tactic of making cuts to education, then announcing the addition...

ETFO extends its solidarity and fulsome support to the 155,000 federal public sector workers across Canada represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC).  As the workers begin a full withdrawal of services and set up picket...

Premier Doug Ford’s government is embarking on what it calls a transformation of Ontario’s school system that includes pushing a back-to-basics agenda and giving the education minister more power. The groundwork for this transformation is...