Reading Time: 3 minutes We shouldn’t buy the misleading claim that small schools in rural and small communities are no longer viable
Tag: Ontario education
2016 a year of dramatic change in education
Reading Time: 3 minutes DI MUCCIO: The implications of some of the biggest stories in public education in 2016
Parents are paramount in a child’s education
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian teachers and other do-gooders have attempted but failed to eradicate the worst social ills through classroom instruction
Testing the limits of an education system’s commitment
Reading Time: 3 minutes In the face of a cyber attack on an Ontario literacy test, a teachers’ union casts doubt on the entire notion of standardized testing
Labour peace carries a high cost in Ontario schools
Reading Time: 2 minutes Premier Kathleen Wynne is pushing for an extended contract with teachers as she prepares to fight the next provincial election
Wynne’s education strategy all about her political ambitions
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is intent on bringing teachers into the fold with a new contract as she builds re-election allies
Like the health act, our schools need funding guarantees
Reading Time: 3 minutes The federal government needs to address the inequities that exist between the provinces today
How well are your children really doing in school?
Reading Time: 3 minutes A full understanding of a child’s progress requires report cards that provide teacher’s comments as well as grades
Independent schools fill gaps in Ontario
Reading Time: 3 minutes One of every 18 students in the province attend independent schools
Band-Aids won’t work long for Ontario’s crumbling schools
Reading Time: 3 minutes $1.2 billion in new funding towards badly needed repairs doesn’t come close to the $15 billion Ontario schools need