The RBC report also says the shift to online learning provides an opportunity to "rethink the delivery of post-secondary learning and credentials in Canada." ...
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Confusion among students as OSAP clawed back from federal COVID-19 benefits
Dozens of students have taken to social media to voice confusion and frustration at an opaque system that many feel leaves them shortchanged. ...
‘I’m just not going to risk it,’ Premier Ford says as government announces schools to stay closed
Education Minister Stephen Lecce said the province will have to "reimagine education" when schools eventually reopen. ...
Sponsored Content: Collaboration key to our province’s recovery
ECAO/IBEW leverage their experience to help rebuild. ...
‘I believe it will help save lives,’ education minister says of program to redeploy education workers to congregate care settings
The program is voluntary. Available positions could include custodial, maintenance, food preparation or children and youth service workers. ...
‘Parental opt-out’ for mandatory e-learning could ‘create further inequity,’ says new education report
People for Education is calling on the government to delay implementation of its e-learning policy until 2021. ...
Some Ontario e-learning doesn’t work for students with disabilities
Screen readers used by people with low or no vision don't work with some TVO and ministry education sites, one expert who tested them said. ...
‘It won’t be school as usual’: stakeholders say there is much to consider before schools reopen in Ontario
NDP education critic Marit Stiles says she's keeping watch on other jurisdictions like Quebec and Denmark. ...
Parties ratify terms of central agreements for ETFO teachers and support staff
The deals include a 1 per cent salary increase per year and maintain $90 million in funding for special education, mental health and other supports. ...
‘We’ve got to continue to build it up, scale it up and improve it,’ education minister says of COVID-19 distance learning plan
The minister and educators also stressed that virtual learning during the pandemic is different than taking online courses. ...