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1 month agoOntario mandated e-learning to expand course options. Some worry it's being used to boost marks | CBC News
The most popular courses taken online were those required to graduate or electives typically used for university applications, raising concerns about the e-learning system.
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2 months agoSchool board takeovers distraction from chronic underfunding of Ontario schools, say teacher and student reps | CBC News
Ontario considers replacing elected school board trustees with provincial supervisors while educator and student groups say takeovers mask chronic underfunding and staffing shortages.
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2 months agoAs Ontario high school grades keep rising, graduating students worry about their university future | CBC News
Maya Duckworth-Pilkington spent the first two weeks of January buried in her textbooks, studying. Until she submitted her final advanced functions exam, the Rosedale Heights School of the Arts senior didn't realize how much time and effort she was putting into her studies. The pressure is higher than ever to do well, she explained over text message. People aren't sleeping well, eating well or getting leisure time.
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5 months agoTeachers, politicians call on the province to release EQAO results | CBC News
Fraser said it seemed like Education Minister Paul Calandra was hiding something amidst claims the results were being held for further analysis. There is no reason for him to withhold those tests, said Fraser, adding the tests are an important teaching tool for educators and children. There's no discernible reason unless the results are just a reflection of the fact that class sizes are too large and special education has been starved.
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5 months agoOntario education minister eyes more possible school board takeovers as Bill 33 passes | CBC News
Ontario Education Minister Calandra gains expanded power to supervise or take control of school boards, may eliminate trustees while protecting French and Catholic boards' rights.
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5 months agoOntario's new education bill means less say, more red tape for parents, warn critics in Durham Region | CBC News
Bill 33 gives the Ontario education minister broad authority to appoint supervisors over school boards, sidelining elected trustees and weakening parental advocacy and local decision-making.
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6 months agoOntario trustee resigns after education minister tables legislation to fire him over $45K Italy art trip | CBC News
An Ontario school trustee who the province's education minister sought to fire through legislation has now resigned. Mark Watson was one of four trustees with the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board who took a $45,000 trip to Italy to buy $100,000 worth of art for the board. The controversial trip is one of several examples of what Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra has cited as evidence of misuse of public dollars at some school boards and a need for a governance overhaul.
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8 months agoOntario's Grade 10 financial literacy test could discourage teens' interest in personal finances: experts | CBC News
Ontario's financial literacy graduation requirement, including a mandatory 70% test in Grade 10 math, may discourage students and overlook low-income experiences.
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