The government has said it plans to expand the program, which found more than 200 positive results, and one epidemiologist hopes it'll include 'universal testing.' ...
Category: Education and Training
‘It’s being stuck between a rock and a hard place,’ says mother of special needs child as education unions call for ‘full pause’ on in-person learning
Schools in northern Ontario and those supporting special needs students in southern Ontario can stay open while the stay-at-home order is in effect. ...
Province expands emergency child care access to workers at isolation centres and some education staff
The announcement comes as students in southern Ontario face another two weeks of virtual learning. ...
Elementary students in southern Ontario to continue online learning, while students in the north return to classrooms next week
Southern Ontario elementary students will be remote until Jan. 25, and northern students return to class Jan. 11. ...
Legal challenge of math proficiency test ‘moving ahead,’ says Ontario Teacher Candidates’ Council
Teaching candidates required to take the test are still waiting to hear about testing dates for this year. ...
Questions swirl about what’s next for schools as they break for the holidays
A memo from the minister asked schools to prepare to learn remotely, if necessary. ...
Teachers’ groups call for educators to be among priority groups to be vaccinated
CTF, Education International, three major unions among groups calling for prioritization. ...
Post-secondary residency requirements made tougher by pandemic
The NDP called on Ottawa to help support international students. ...
Province calls its school screening guidance a ‘baseline’ as Toronto and Peel introduce stricter screening tools
Peel and Toronto are recommending that students with even one symptom get tested and that all siblings also isolate. ...
Surveillance testing initiative finds ‘ridiculously high’ positivity rate at first school: Biostatistician
One physician involved in the testing said there is "a lot to learn from these cases." ...