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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
In the early 1990s, CTV broadcaster Eric Malling told Canadians the sad tale of a baby hippo shot by authorities at a New Zealand zoo. Sad, but apparently necessary, Malling suggested in a [...]
news item: WHERE TO CUT School Board BUDGET? How About “Just Say NO!” “After making around $50 million in cuts in April, primarily by chopping 134 FTE School Office Staff (around 200 [...]
TDSB announcing that it will begin Consulting Community on 2012/2013 Budget -Trustees will be holding ward forums on the 2012/2013 budget in the coming weeks. In order for the Board to comply [...]
..News release _ Monday, February 20th TORONTO February 20, 2012 – Seasoned community activist and leading by-election candidate for school trustee in Ward 17, Mary Hynes, plans to [...]
.. A round of nine public “pupil accommodation” meetings, held in rapid succession this fall announced the arrival of 10 Elementary Alternative Learning Opportunity (EALO) schools. [...]
The Regent Park staff recommendation to close Regent Park/Duke of York PS was passed without discussion by the TDSB board of trustees Wednesday, Nov 16th. Despite deputations from the Regent [...]