educators caution tdsb about 9/11
A Toronto group, Educators for Peace and Justice, are circulating a petition to the TDSB this week in advance of 9/11 commemorative ceremonies in publicly funded school boards “As the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks approaches, we the undersigned – teachers, educators, parents, and concerned members of the public […]
School schedules 2010-11
photo-credit With summer slipping away like Toronto’s Sugar beach sand thru our fingers… here are the schedules for this 2010-2011 school year: TORONTO DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD (see below for TCDSB) September 1 Professional Activity Day September 2 Start of school year September 6 Labour Day October 11 Thanksgiving Day November 19 Elementary P/D Day […]
Watch TTC subway screens for CPE!
As a Toronto student, parent, planner, teacher, community organization member, concerned taxpayer if you are committed to publicly-funded, quality education you will want to click here: Important dates clip (1) CPE’s 1st ever Back to School broadcast messaging is now screening muliple times a day throughout Toronto’s network of TTC subway messaging screens. Have a look and […]
Tories would slash funding -Dalton
The Canadian Press – Aug 17, 2011 19h20 McGuinty warns of education disputes if Tories elected The Ontario NDP says it will re-examine school funding if elected in October. (CBC.ca) Ontario’s education system could once more be plagued by bitter labour disputes and sweeping budget cuts if the Progressive Conservatives are elected this fall, […]
students strike for public funding
. Chile’s student demonstrations Photo: Nomasnancis on Flic Chile’s school students joined a two day national strike today after three months of demonstrations and sit-ins all over the country during which teenagers challenged long-held views and managed to change laws regulating their country’s education. 40 secondary schools across the country, began the protest, with students […]
school supplies regs
see also NO MORE SCHOOL FEES FEES FOR LEARNING MATERIALS AND ACTIVITIES GUIDELINE Ontario Ministry of Education – March 2011 Objectives and Definitions 1 Every student has the right to attend a school, where they are a qualified resident pupil, without payment of a fee. 2 In general, there should be no fees charged […]
$170/year would nix tuition fees
“If Ontario families were willing to pay…an average of $170 a year, undergraduate tuition fees in Ontario could be eliminated.” Today’s report from policyalternatives.ca
Fund our public schools – Star
Students of all backgrounds and family incomes learning together and getting the same opportunities: that’s the idea behind public schools. But, when parents in the well-to-do neighbourhoods are able to raise funds among themselves to hire an art instructor while those in the lower-income areas cannot, or when students are required to […]
No more school fees
from the “CPE Vault” 25.03.11 Toronto Ontario schools will not be able to charge for textbooks, workbooks, musical instruments, science labs or any “flat fee for any course” under new student fee guidelines released Friday by the education ministry. Fees for guest speakers, visiting teachers or anything else that is a “mandatory element” […]
Aug-Sept: TDSB’s meetings
Check for updates HERE before you attend the meeting. Meetings are sometimes cancelled or held at short notice Below is the amended list as of late August. All meetings are PUBLIC and at 5050 Yonge St ttc: North York Centre August-September Cycle August 24 (Wednesday) Human Resources and Professional Learning Committee 6 p.m. August […]