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DOUG FORD GOVERNMENT SETS SIGHTS ON ONTARIO’S SCHOOL SYSTEM

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...

HAMILTON PUBLIC BOARD PRELIMINARY BUDGET CUTS 84 SCHOOL JOBS

A preliminary budget for Hamilton’s public schools cuts the equivalent of nearly 84 full-time jobs this September, although many positions are expected to be reinstated before then. School-based staffing estimates presented for the 2023-24 school...

PRIVATIZATION WON’T CLOSE THE GENDER PAY GAP

Tuesday marks Equal Pay Day — which signifies how much longer a woman must work, on average, to earn the same as a man. According to the 2016 Ontario census, women earn nearly 30 per...