Sept start to next tdsb budget: 2012-13
Note that: On Wednesday June 22nd a board committee recommended $53.3m in cuts this fall. currently $175.8 million of programs and activities of the TDSB board are not directly supported or funded by government. A Budget Strategy for 2012-13 and Beyond (final wording: tdsb board room ) On motion of Trustee Atkinson, amended by Trustees […]
board eyes poor school on prime land
School board eyes poor school on prime land On June 14th close to 80 community members, parents, children and teachers gathered in Toronto’s oldest residential neighbourhood (Ward 14 downtown) to learn that community-based schools were to be shuffled and reconfigured if a committee and staff recommendation to close a key school were to be adopted. […]
Ward 14 “consultation” a farce
TDSB this week: committees + “Special” Board
Special” Board Meeting: 7pm Wed. April 27th @ Every school board meeting is at 5050 Yonge St (N York Centre subway) and under Ministry regulation, must be open to the public . This week the TDSB The board’s Trustee Committees are meeting on key issues. You can depute to a committee meeting if you request in advance. […]
Regent Park parents likely face school closing
Ward 14- Regents Park, St Jamestown and the Esplanade. The TDSB tipped its hand at the second of 3 public meetings for the Pupil Accommodation Review in the downtown Ward of Toronto Centre on a coo; April 12th evening. Regent Park/Duke of York P.S. is very likely to be closed and sold. “A done deal” […]
Saving public education
Rick Salutin, March 25, 2011 Saving public education: Too many choices This story & image credit: thestar.com It isn’t easy arguing against school choice. Let me try to make the case. There wasn’t always much choice in Toronto schools. You went to your local school, right through high school. You might take an extra language or music course. […]
Mississauga Catholic students demand GSA
Mississauga high school bans gay-straight alliance TAMARA BALUJA AND KATE HAMMER From Friday’s Globe and Mail Friday, Mar. 18, 2011 5:15AM EDT Fresh on the heels of a neighbouring GTA school board’s decision to ban gay-straight alliances, a group of Mississauga teens were also barred from launching a gay-straight alliance (GSA) at their Catholic high […]
Now, let’s think about the big picture….
THINK ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE