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REMEMBRANCE DAY: Without vets, how will schoolkids learn about world wars?
For generations, First and Second world war veterans spent the days leading up to Remembrance Day visiting local schools and engaging students with their wartime stories.
EQAO: London-area boards below provincial average in Grade 9 math
As predicted, math scores measured through standardized testing were dismal across both London-area school boards, echoing provincial results.
School strike countdown: London-area parents told to stay tuned
Parents are being asked to stay tuned as CUPE workers prepare to hit the streets Friday for what union officials say may be an indefinite amount of time, as it continues its showdown with the province over wages and working conditions.
School strike? No devices: Boards not giving out at-home learning aids
The London-area’s two major school boards aren’t sending equipment home with students to help them pivot to online learning if a threatened strike by education workers closes schools Friday, worrying parents who don’t have enough technology at home for their children.
School trustees seek solutions amid low turnout, stranded votes
Dismal as the overall turnout was in London’s civic election, falling to an historic low of one in four voters, the numbers that helped decide who sits on the area’s two major school boards was even lower in some areas.