Elementary students in the region who exhibit violent or hazardous behaviours while at school are often waitlisted to get support they need, which can take years sometimes. A recent quarterly report from Waterloo Region District School Board...
Violence in Waterloo Region’s public schools has increased, according to findings from a recent board report. Students have been back in the classroom for some time now following the pandemic, but it seems disruptions of...
Thames Valley District school board trustees on Tuesday night approved a $7.6-million budget deficit – chopped down from its original shortfall, $30 million – as some trustees threatened to boycott a meeting that was later...
The Thames Valley District school board (TVDSB) Tuesday passed its new 2024-2025 budget last night. It included a $7.6 million budget deficit. The board originally had a shortfall of $30 million, but trustees and staff managed to...
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that public school boards in Ontario are an arm of government and cannot “disavow their constitutional obligations” under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, regardless of the terms...
Toward the end of the school day on Wednesday, Alicia O’Callaghan received a call from Lockview Elementary School to pick up her daughter. She was told that her kindergartener wasn’t acting like herself. Immediately, the...
TORONTO, June 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ahead of the Toronto District School Board’s final budget meeting on Wednesday afternoon, concerned Ontarians issued a rallying cry to Premier Ford: Stop the Cuts and Fund Our...
The local president of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario is applauding the public school board for its recent decision to keep special education staff despite a funding shortfall. The Greater Essex County District School...
The Lambton Kent District School Board (LKDSB) and the Occasional Teachers of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario have ratified a collective agreement. The announcement was made on Wednesday after a tentative deal was reached in May....
