“We can only do this because we are balancing the books," says Finance Minister Charles Sousa. ...
Category: Education and Training
Most give Ontario’s financial literacy pilot passing grade: Poll
Forum Research also asked voters to weigh in on teachers' salaries, school closures, and the quality of Ontario's education system. ...
Parties trade barbs over calls for improved autism services for students
Patrick Brown criticizes Liberals for lack of funding for special-education needs; Education Minister Mitzie Hunter shoots back that the PC leader "only shows interest in parents and children with autism when he can use ...
Seen: Bill that would legalize teacher union contract extensions passes third reading
Bill 92, the School Boards Collective Bargaining Amendment Act, passed on a 75-14 vote, with the Liberals and PCs voting in favour and the NDP against the legislation. ...
Education bargaining bill sent back to house, with government amendments
The government is making changes to collective bargaining with education-sector unions, allowing for contract extensions. ...
Hutton: Education Minister needs a March Break reset
Columnist Deb Hutton has some strong words for the education minister. ...
Education minister gives numbers on school closure reviews, after dodging reporters
Mitzie Hunter says 300 schools are under review in Ontario. ...
Minister ankles amid Tories’ call for moratorium on school closings
PC Leader Patrick Brown also called for a moratorium on rural school closings. ...
Seen: Education bargaining bill sped through to committee after brief procedural kerfuffle
Bill 92 would, among other things, make contract extensions with education unions legal. ...
Opposition parties concerned about legal ‘remedy’ payments to teachers
Payments to the provinces teachers might add up to a significant cost, opposition says. ...