Category: Education and Training

Education Minister Stephen Lecce said he hopes this agreement will "build momentum for further deals" with other unions. ...

The premier has cited examples in recent weeks of students wanting to take e-courses so they can get a job or study for other courses. ...

Education Minister Stephen Lecce called on unions earlier this week to "cancel their strikes." ...

Meanwhile, the provincial government and OECTA were back at the bargaining table Wednesday. ...

The education minister proposed average high school class sizes of 23 students. ...

The province will make funding announcements in the forthcoming budget, officials said. ...

Ford also accused the Liberals of spending "billions of dollars" in "signing bonuses and pizza lunches." One union called his comments "outrageous." ...

Also, the province will have to reimburse the feds if it doesn’t live up to its funding promise for the French-language university. ...

OECTA is also back at the table this week and has cancelled its planned walkouts. ...

While unions said they wanted the government to 'pull back these cuts,' the education minister said strikes are hurting families. ...