Last week's report from the government's workforce expert panel calls for students to complete work experience programs, but fails to map out the "billions of dollars" it will take to implement, says youth and labour law ...
Category: Education and Training
Seen: Ontario school repair budget gets a $1.1B boost
Education Minister Mitzie Hunter and MPP Han Dong make announcement about school repair funding at Harbord Collegiate Institute, which is undergoing repairs. Ontario schools will receive an extra $1.1 billion for capi ...
Mitzie Hunter ‘thrilled’ to be named Minister of Education
Taking over after the rocky tenure of Liz Sandals, the new minister enjoys some breathing space in the education portfolio and is looking forward to advancing the government’s plan to make postsecondary education free fo ...
Wynne and Horwath spar over state of hospitals and schools
In the legislature this week, barbs fly over whether Ontarians have a right to know the cost of repairs, or if that information should be kept under wraps pending the competitive bid process. Oh, and the health minister ...
Wynne and Sandals try to distance government from McGuinty-era education bill
No one really knows what "remedy" the province will have to pay after judge rejects a 2012 bill that imposed contracts on teachers. ...
Heard: OCAD gets $27M from province for campus expansion
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Universities and colleges get requested amendment on sexual assault bill
The original legislation requires universities and colleges to have a stand-alone sexual violence policy that applies "solely" to students, but a proposed government amendment removes that restriction. ...
Happening: Four early-years learning programs combined into one streamlined hub
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Seen: New manufacturing training centre opens at Seneca College
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Heard: Colleges Ontario wants expanded tuition cut policy
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