Postpone pool closings

Find ways to save pools: Crombie.   Former mayor urges closings be postponed until solutions explored Toronto Star  May 16, 2008  Emily Mathieu   Hold off on draining [...]

No cut to essential programs at TCDSB

Catholic trustees under fireToronto Star May 16, 2008  Kristin Rushowy Toronto's Catholic school board is mired in confusion after a decision not to cut programs or lay off teachers this [...]

Scrambling over school closures

Toronto Star May 16, 2008 Carol Goar We knew this was coming. School enrolment is one of the few areas of public policy that is reasonably predictable. Demographers told us the number of children [...]

Canadian Tire & Y pools aid

YMCA, Canadian Tire join school pools fightCommunity groups willing to aid former mayor Crombie in finding a solution before end of June deadline The Globe and Mail May 14, 2008  JAMES RUSK [...]

Restructuring Background

Our school board and this city have seen too much restructuring in the past 10 years.  Recently the province demanded that the Toronto District School Board restructure and consider [...]

Board urged to can bottles

Plastic water bottles could soon be expelled from Toronto public schools.  TorontoSun.com, Don Peat, Mon, May 12, 2008 Two Toronto District School Board trustees have issued similar calls [...]

Elementary school sizes – TDSB

TOO SMALL?  Elementary school sizes in Toronto District School Board: 2 SCHOOLShave 49 students or fewer 18 SCHOOLShave 50 to 99 students 72 SCHOOLShave 100 to 199 students 121 SCHOOLShave [...]

Rob Davis appointed new trustee

Toronto Star May 09, 2008 Dan Robson Rob Davis, a former city councillor and TTC vice-chair, was elected late last night as a trustee for Ward 6 (York) by fellow Toronto Catholic District School [...]

Africentric school plan expands

Trustees to vote on proposal to add high school by 2010 to fight dropout rate among black studentsToronto Star  May 8, 2008  Louise Brown Toronto school board trustees will vote on a [...]