Hynes stands up to Ford; now stands for by- election
left: Don Valley East candidate in Feb 27th by-election. below Toronto Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti is out to get ‘repeat deputers’ like Mary T. Hynes Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti signals how Mayor Rob Ford would like council to vote on a motion. Mary T. Hynes, Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti has his sights on you. You are on his list of “repeat deputers.” That rhymes […]
k-12 to a life of debt is craziness
Across Canada, public education activists will join students as they take to the streets on February 1, to call for a high-quality post-secondary education system that is equitable and free of financial barriers. CPE affiliated groups were alerted to the realities of today’s job realities by this week’s articles in the Toronto Star. Click here […]
What happened @ TDSB this week
All board meetings are public meetings and the dates, agendas and minutes are posted (& live streamed) at tdsb.on.ca /boardroom
Feb 27 vote
With a February 27th by-election campaign in its sights a city-wide assembly of public education groups reports that it is “overwhelmed” to see that a total of 30 candidates have registered to run for the position of school trustee in the two adjacent public school board wards of Scarborough-Agincourt and Don Valley East. Campaign for […]
class size to grow in Ontario?
..East Alternative School of TO Kevin Van Paassen:globe & Mail For Ontario’s self-styled “education premier,” damning criticism of one of his signature changes to the province’s schools is nothing new. Back when Dalton McGuinty took power in 2003, some of his own bureaucrats and advisers cautioned that lowering class sizes wouldn’t be worth the cost. […]
Beware school boards bearing gifts
.. 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. At most of the meetings, Toronto’s school board staff outnumbered any parents and community members who came. Interestingly, in every meeting, the same explanation was given for why each site […]
Disconnected board initiatives change nothing
… Dudley Paul reports that when it comes to Toronto’s most marginalized students TDSB tends to put forward many disconnected initiatives without changing anything. “Committee Reports are often not fascinating reading. Yet, the Draft Report of the Achievement Gap Task Force [Toronto District School Board] came out with an unexpected zinger when it spoke about […]
GTA teacher asks: Could Wisconsin happen here?
.. In the wake of unprecedented anti-union legislation many Wisconsin teachers are starting the 2011 school year without the right negotiate future collective agreements for anything other than salaries, which will leave them with no mechanism or organized voice to speak on behalf of the needs of the students they teach. This is thanks to the […]
new faces on education dossier
. The dust has long since settled in the Ontario election. …On the positive side, the Tories were not elected so the worst possible scenario was avoided. We will not likely be dragged down by a “Mike Harris” cutbacks agenda, have the labour arbitration system of Ontario rigged, or be sucker punched by privatization schemes. […]
Act now to save community pools
Toronto is looking at eliminating programming at 12 school-based community centres: Bloordale, Brown, Earl Beatty, Fairmount Park/Bowmore, Hillcrest, James S. Bell, John English, John G. Althouse, Keele, McNicoll, The Elms and Thistletown. (the Star) Clearly, if this passes, there is NO commitment from the City to relocate or accommodate cancelled programming. One group of concerned parents (Earl Beatty, Fairmount Park/Bowmore, […]