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Author Archives: Natalie Paddon
Jeopardy ruling on school year could take eight weeks
Education Minister Liz Sandals said that's how long it has taken the Education Relations Commission to deem when students are at risk of not successfully completing their courses because of teachers' strikes. ...
Strikes won’t affect university or college acceptance: education minister
With high school teachers at Peel District School Board hitting the picket lines Monday morning, that brings the number of school boards experiencing strikes at the secondary level to three. ...
Peel high-school teachers prepared for Monday strike
The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation says Peel District School Board high school teachers will be on the picket line Monday if a local deal isn't reached by then. ...
OMA members to discuss legal options at meeting this weekend
Union president Dr. Ved Tandan said recent Supreme Court rulings have changed the landscape in which negotiations between government and associations take place ...
More money urged to fight campus sexual violence
The Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario wants $6 million of the province's $41-million investment to combat sexual violence and harassment to go to universities, colleges and student groups. ...
Time is ticking down for premier’s OPP interview
Kathleen Wynne has previously said she will meet with the OPP over the Sudbury byelection scandal by the end of April. ...
Back-to-work legislation for teachers ‘premature,’ Sandals says
High school teachers at two school boards across the province are on strike, and it's not clear how long they'll have to be out before the job action jeopardizes the school year for students. ...
More high school teachers off the job, with looming threats from other unions
New Democrats and Progressive Conservatives say they don't buy Education Minister Liz Sandals's line that the strikes are a local issue. ...
Province holds line on children and social services spending
In a budget that saw cuts to some program spending and minimal increases in health and education, funding for children and social services will see a 2.9 per cent average annual increase over the next three years. ...