Hydro slams TCDSB students
For Christmas Toronto Hydro Ontario gave the students a big surprise – an unexpected bill for $100,000. Students will have to do without because of this disgraceful cash grab. – Maria Rizzo
Santa Ford naughty NOT nice
Late on a Friday as seasonal festivities converge, Ontario’s Education Ministry grants were cancelled. Included: tutors in the classroom, student success leaders for racialized students, Indigenous-focused collaborative inquiry, support for daily physical activity for elementary and secondary students, as well as a program that is for “ensuring equitable access to post-secondary education.”
Submit today: MOE’s funding survey!
Dear Deputy Minister Naylor, • Efficient Price Setting First and foremost it is important that GSNs prioritize a school system that is publicly-funded based on student need. • Outcomes-Based Funding An outcomes-based model of funding must be tied to a Students’ Bill of Rights rather than a Parents’ Bill of Rights. • Accountability and Value-for-Money E Extensive research on North America’s […]
your input on funding by Friday
Campaign for Public Education since 2002 We INSIST on needs-based funding for Ontario publicly-funded schools, daycares and adult education. Dear friends of public education, We need your help. This is urgent. Each year the Ministry of Education consults on education funding to find out what people would like to see as priorities for school board […]
Curriculum rollback discriminatory
Elementary teachers voice their concern about the sex-ed curriculum rollback during a rally at Queen’s Park in August. (EDUARDO LIMA / STAR METRO FILE PHOTO) Student across Ontario staged a walkout on Sept. 21 to protest Premier Doug Ford’s rollback of the sex-ed curriculum. Students at Western Technical Commercial School are shown during a rally outside their […]
TDSB election results
[for the TCDSB and francophone boards select “Multi-Races” here] Ward 1 (Etobicoke North) — Harpreet Gill https://www.voteforgill.com/ Ward 2 (Etobicoke Centre) — Dan MacLean https://www.electmacleanward2.com/ Ward 3 (Etobicoke-Lakeshore) — Patrick Nunziata https://votepatricknunziata.com/ Ward 4 (Humber River-Black Creek) — Christopher Mammoliti https://www.mammoliti4trustee.ca/ Ward 5 (York Centre) — Alexandra Lulka https://www.votelulka.com/ Ward 6 (York South-Weston) — Chris Tonks https://christonks.com/ Ward 7 (Parkdale-High […]
Make education funding an election issue. On Oct 22nd (and in advance polls) vote for these trustee candidates. Note also: Scarborough Rouge Park (Ward 22) Anu Sriskandarajah
Schools are falling down around their students’ heads
The Toronto District School Board has a $3.4 billion repair budget backlog, which includes some $54 million worth of repairs needed at Central Technical School on Bathurst St. (DAVID COOPER / TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO) ROSIE DIMANNOStar Columnist Tues., Sept. 4, 2018 At Clinton Street Junior Public School, in the heart of downtown, elementary students play and run with […]
CPE endorses 16 TDSB trustee candidates
TDSB Ward #/Riding # 1 Etobicoke North Ali Mohammed-Ali #2 Etobicoke Centre Shawn Rizvi #4 Humber River Black Creek Matias De Dovitiis #7 Parkdale High Park Robin Pilkey #9 Davenport Spadina Fort York Stephanie Donaldson #10 Toronto Centre University Rosedale Chris Moise #11 Don Valley West Amara Possian #13 Don Valley North Siham Rayale #15 Danforth Jennifer Story #16 […]
Grade 11 student slams Ford’s curriculum rollbacks
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=NPAVa8fi6mk Hundreds of determined students, parents, teachers and community safety organizations joined keynote speaker, Rayne Fisher-Quann, one of two student organizers of the July 21st #MarchforourEducation at Queens Park. Speakers took aim at the broad impact on youth safety of the Ontario Government’s rollback of Health Education and Indigenous curriculum. In just 10 days students […]