EDGERTON RYERSON

Edgerton Ryerson

Edgerton Ryerson, considered the father of public education in Ontario, is appointed Superintendent of Education for Upper Canada.

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TORONTO’S SCHOOL BOARDS ARE LOOKING TO MAKE MAJOR CUTS TO ELIMINATE HUGE DEFICITS. HERE’S WHAT THEY’RE TARGETING

April 28 2025

Toronto’s public school board is looking at deep cuts — axing music instructors, laying off aquatics instructors, shuttering pools and changing programming at outdoor education centres — to eliminate a $70 million deficit. Its Catholic...

TEACHER UNIONS: DON’T BLAME US FOR THAMES VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET WOES

January 01 2025

London-area teachers union leaders are slamming any suggestion that Thames Valley District school board budget woes are related to educator sick days or long-term leaves. It’s inadequate funding from Queen’s Park, not the costs related...

THAMES VALLEY STUDENTS WILL FEEL EFFECTS AS TEACHING JOBS CUT: UNION

December 20 2024

The London-area’s largest school board is eliminating the equivalent of 33 high school teaching jobs as it continues to wrestle its deficit, which has shot back up to $16.5 million even after previous deep cuts....

IS ONTARIO FACING A TEACHING SHORTAGE?

October 23 2024

As reported by Global News earlier this month, an internal document to then Minister of Education Todd Smith states that the province could be facing a teacher shortage. Too many teachers are leaving the profession...

SCHOOLS WITH ROOF PANELS THAT SHUT ONTARIO SCIENCE CENTRE HAVE NO BUDGET TO REPLACE THEM

October 04 2024

Roughly one in 12 schools in Ontario have the same roof panels that forced the Ford government to urgently close the science centre but, according to internal documents, boards and trustees are being offered no...