Tag: London District Catholic school board
Education minister scolds school boards for ‘extravagant expenses’
The heads of Ontarioâs 72 school boards were read the riot act about “inappropriateâ spending on expensive trips, provincial officials say
Premier wants audit of Ontario school boards amid slew of travel scandals: MPP
SARNIA â An audit of Ontario school boards has been ordered by Premier Doug Ford following a report the Lambton Kent District school board spent more than $32,000 to send three employees to a conference in Hawaii, the local MPP says. The trip â taken by staff from the Chatham-based board’s Indigenous liaison committee â is one […]
School board travel scandals: Critic blasts ‘never-ending’ spending woes
A raft of out-of-town â even overseas â trips by school board trustees or officials across Southwestern Ontario have rattled taxpayers and sparked deep reviews by Ontario’s education ministry. Two more cases became public in the past two days, and one long-time critic of the provincial education system believes it’s time for drastic changes. “I […]
London Catholic school board spent $16K on out-of-town staff meeting
The London District Catholic school board is facing criticism for spending more than $16,000 on an out-of-town planning session for 26 senior staff members. Officials with the province’s fastest-growing Catholic school board, home to 27,500 students, released the figure to The Free Press following a freedom of information request. Here is the breakdown of the […]
A lesson in pressure: School boards race to keep up with population growth
There’s no end in sight to a population boom in the London-area that has strained the housing and rental markets and challenged local school boards, both now racing to build new schools. New projections show London and surrounding Middlesex County will add the equivalent to a city the size of Windsor in population growth during […]