small schools best -researchers

For years, empirical studies have shown that urban centres like Toronto require small schools!  A recent review examined 57 post-1990 empirical studies of school size effects on a variety of [...]

Give the TDSB an “F” Monday

Give the TDSB an F For Its Handling of Bill 115 and Progress Reports Monday Dec 3, 2012 @ 4:30 – 6PM   TDSB BOARD OFFICE   For the past few weeks, the TDSB’s handling of Bill 115 [...]

playgrounds safe

TORONTO SCHOOL BOARD WILL NOT SELL see also: Toronto School Board right not to sell playgrounds: Salutin. The Toronto District School Board has voted down a proposal to raise money for capital [...]

In School out of Schooltime

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012  1pm – 4pm SPT’s Research & Policy Forum  What’s happening with community programming in Toronto schools?  Find out and join the discussion! Featuring Guest [...]

Public education by numbers

$2billion:  the amount McGuinty’s Bill 115 extracts from Ontario’s public education budget over 2-3 years. $2billion:   the amount Ontario would generate per year if we simply [...]

Dear Minister Broten

I am writing to you today as a parent of a child in Ontario’s public school system. Specifically, my child attends Public School in Toronto.  Over the past weeks since school began, I have been [...]

Students aren’t high on the priority list

“Governing is about priorities. Students can’t help but notice they aren’t high on the list.”    David Suzuki June 2012  The Campaign for Public Education has closely examined Ontario’s Bill 115 [...]