Vancouver city & trustee elections
The good news from Vancouver’s Nov. 19 civic election was very good. But the news for Canada’s oldest progressive municipal reform party was very, very bad. On the positive side, over 140,000 Vancouverites went to the polls (a relatively high turnout of 34%), blocking this city’s version of the Rob Ford gang in Toronto. Mayor […]
candidate meetings.
In advance of two school trustee by-elections Feb 27, 2012* Campaign for Public Education will be meeting with interested candidates December 7th & 14th. Registered candidates should contact: news (at) campaignforpubliceducation.ca/ to secure a time-slot during these 2 days. * TDSB wards 17 (Don Valley East) & 20 (Scarborough-Agincourt).
“This is the price of democracy!” -trustees
Canada’s largest school board has made it’s decision on how to replace two school trustees. Both Michael Coteau (Don Valley East) and Soo Wong (Scarborough Agincourt) were last month elected to Queen’s Park. After much an extended debate on upholding democracy, the heavy cost and possible budget locations trustees, in a vote of 13 to […]
Regent Park – Duke of York PS to be sold
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 Park community and much effort to keep this school open the property has been placed on the surplus list and sent to the Toronto Lands […]
Chair to update TDSB on complaint vs PCs
The chair of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is filing a formal complaint against Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Party and Sun Media over homophobic campaign flyers that were distributed during the provincial election and a transphobic television ad campaign that aired for three weeks following it. Chris Bolton says he may also take legal action. Bolton […]
TDSB live stream
http://tdsbstreamvip.tdsb.on.ca/LiveDMZ2 Playing live during board meeting and archived thereafter.
school population rise but schools close
At a final public meeting in Ward 14 the TDSB’s staff response to the Pupil Accommodation Review Committee’s recommendations was made known. Regent Park/Duke of York Jr. P.S. is to be closed and made surplus. It will go to a Planning and Priorities Committee meeting on Nov. 9th. Then on to the Board for […]
School-based management
Quebec Minister plans to cut English school budgets’ As alarming as the size of the cuts is the move towards “school-based” management of purchasing and, more ominously, labour relations. Minister plans to cut English school budgets; Quebec boards say there’s no ‘fat to cut’ By: Kevin Dougherty English school boards in Quebec feel like they […]
Education protests grip Chilean capital
Students in Chile have erected burning barricades in at least 10 locations throughout Santiago, as part of a protest to demand free higher education. Tuesday’s demonstration in the South American nation’s capital is the latest phase in a student movement that began in May… Calling for massive protest marches in the business district of Santiago, […]
School closures update
A Save our Schools Commentary As a city with continued anticipated growth over this decade Toronto will need all its existing elementary and secondary schools by the end of the decade. The school closings slowed in 2010. School trustees at the public board openly stated that Accommodation Review Committee activity had been deliberately stalled until […]