Tues 6pm: Funding Matters
Join teachers, parents, community for an information picket in conjunction with the North York West Consultation on the TDSB. Tues May 19, 6-7pm Lawrence Heights Community Centre. Let’s tell the Ontario Government what is really happening in our classrooms and what can be done to fix it. Political Action / Public Education Funding matters. Class size matters. Special education matters. […]
HOW to advise Hall on TDSB governance online
http://consultationsontdsb.ca/consultations-on-tdsb
Pre-amalgamation mayor’s panel to divide & rule?
Former Toronto mayor Barbara Hall will chair an expert panel that will advise the TDSB on ways of improving its governance structure. (photo: CBC) Hall told reporters that the panel members had met for the first time on Monday March 16th. She said they will be seeking input on many issues surrounding the board and […]
The School As Community Hub
There’s been much chatter about schools as community hubs this month. But what does this actually involve? Here is one of the more comprehensive studies on the subject edited by David Clandsfield and George Martel. The School As Community Hub – Beyond Education’s Iron Cage. http://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/ourselves/docs/OSOS_Summer10_Preview.pdf
CPE monthly assembly
The next CPE assembly on public education will be held on Monday May 25th 6-8pm. If your group or organization is Toronto-focused and demands full education funding, please join us. This monthly roundtable of public-education advocates, parent-community groups and school based workers from publicly-funded school boards reviews progress of our elected trustees, and together, plan the next steps […]
$7m further cut at TDSB
The TDSB will be trimming another $7-million from its budget, on top of making $16.5-million in cuts to balance its budget. Roughly 260 jobs had been eliminated, including about 50 special-education positions. But to achieve the new savings, the board will also not be filling some jobs that come open mid-year, says trustee Robin Pilkey.When […]
School Closures flyer: download here
School Closures – 2015 04 22 – WEB
education funding in Ontario for 2015-16
Education funding for 2015-16 was announced on March 26, 2015 by the Ministry of Education. Only the Grants for Student Needs (GSN) were released. The Education Program – Other (EPO) announcement will be at some future date. In addition to the GSN the Ministry released a revised version of the Pupil Accommodation Review Guidelines, which […]
Education funding still dangerously inadequate
While the Ministry of Education has offered stabilized funding in the face of declining enrollment for 2015-2016, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) is concerned that longstanding structural funding issues are continuing to have a negative effect, in particular on students with special needs and the implementation of full-day Kindergarten. “While Ontario has embraced […]
“More delays for community hubs as Liberals force school closures”
The latest Government panel appointment “announcement won’t distract from the Liberals’ sorry record of failing to support community hubs – and won’t stop half-a-billion dollars in planned cuts to classrooms” states MPP Lisa Gretzky, the NDP’s new Education Critic. “As usual, the Liberals are saying one thing but doing the exact opposite. That’s why the new […]