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For the latest Canadian education research and policy news. TOPICS Assessment (2) Curriculum (1) EdTech & Design (2) Engagement (2) Equity (2) Indigenous Learning (1) Promising Practices (5) Research (2) School Community (6) Teaching (8) Well-being (3) APPLY AUTHORS Select an authorSelectAaron AkuneAaron AkuneAdam de PencierAdam de PencierAdam William John DaviesAdam William John DaviesAerin GuyAerin GuyAileen HunterAileen HunterAlain GauthierAlain GauthierAlain LabergeAlain LabergeAlan SearsAlan SearsAlayne PowerAlayne PowerAlex […]
Cops out of schools?
When the Toronto police board met [last] week, a lesser-known police initiative called the School Resource Officer program was a minor item buried deep on a packed agenda — and nowhere near the chopping block. But by the end of the monthly board meeting, the 36 uniform cops assigned to work in 75 schools across […]
Trustees training
York Region trustees to undergo training in wake of scathing report York Region District School Board approves plan for trustees to get training in governance and equity issues. The York Region District School Board has approved a plan for extensive equity and governance training for trustees and senior staff to meet the deadlines for the […]
Flawed funding formula behind Toronto school board woes: study
The political drama that’s been unfolding at the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) over school closures and tight funding is totally avoidable, says the author of a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ Ontario office (CCPA-Ontario).- See more
Studies favour smaller schools
When discussing amalgamation of schools, it is important to know which size schools are able to best serve various communities. Studies are favouring smaller, rather than the larger schools often envisioned by the TDSB. This review examined 57 empirical studies (from after 1990) on how school size effects student & organizational outcomes. The weight of […]
It Just Doesn’t Add Up!
January 30, 2015 For Immediate Release Toronto, Friday January 30, 2015 – The Ontario Government is cutting the provincial education budget by $500,000 (a half billion dollars) and then directing massive closures and property sales across Toronto at a time when elementary enrollment is increasing. It just doesn’t add up! The Education Minister’s demand for […]
TDSB enrolment figures excludes adult programs, community groups
With 130 “underutilized” Toronto schools on a list for possible closure, critics say the province’s method for determining whether they are at capacity fails to capture the reality in many of the city’s schools. In response to a demand by the province to address declining enrolment, the Toronto District School Board released a list Wednesday […]
These schools aren’t under capacity
Is a school half full or half empty? That depends on how you measure. As the Toronto District School Board scrambles to name schools that are less than two-thirds full by Queen’s Park’s counting method, many are asking how good that provincial yardstick is. Education Minister Liz Sandals has given the TDSB just weeks to […]
Trustees speak out against Minister’s directives
TDSB trustees are challenging key aspects of the Minister of education directives. “Trustee Chris Tonks said agreeing to give up their assistants is “asinine. We’re eating ourselves alive here. I’m feeling my blood boil. I rely heavily on my constituency assistant and I don’t know how we’re going to do this. I feel like we’re […]
130 Schools in Danger
TDSB staff published a list Jan 28th of 130 schools (many in active use as daycares and adult education centres) which are deemed underutilized when measured by the extremely limited Ontario Government measure of K-12 students in regular programs. The list represents more than 1/4 of all board schools across Toronto. Utilization rate (2014) School Name Number of […]