Tag: Ontario Ministry of Education
As school board deficit spikes anew, Queen’s Park offers update on looming audit
Queen’s Park is still finalizing the framework of a planned probe into the operations and finances of Southwestern Ontario’s largest school board, an education ministry official says.
Thames Valley school board deficit spikes again â even after deep cuts
The budget deficit Thames Valley District school board trustees have spent months trying to wrangle has shot back up, more than doubling to $16.5 million, leaving officials facing more tough spending decisions.
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
More cuts loom as Thames Valley board faces $6.4M budget hit
More cuts loom at the Thames Valley District school board as it faces a $6.4-million budget hit on top of its $7.6-million deficit
Trustees fret over poor math scores at Thames Valley schools: ‘Unacceptable’
Dismal math scores in some local classrooms have Thames Valley District school board trustees demanding to know whether or not a plan intended to help boost students’ grades is actually working.
Q+A: Education analyst on ‘shocking’ school board travel spending
Debbie Kasman spoke with Heather Rivers about the travel spending that’s caused controversy at four Southwestern Ontario school boards.
Thames Valley board pauses plan to cut 36 elementary classes: ‘Huge problem’
Thames Valley school board has paused plans to shutter 36 classrooms after miscalculating enrolment, its elementary teachers union says.
Trustee ‘deeply concerned’ about school board’s provincial test results
The number of special needs, multilingual students in Thames Valley District whose test scores met the provincial standard dropped
Ring the bell! Catholic, Thames Valley boards seek cash to build these 11 new schools
A new north London high school and another in St. Thomas are among the top priorities for the booming local Catholic board as it submits a half-dozen new capital funding requests to Queen’s Park.
What to know about Ontario’s new classroom cellphone ban
Ontario’s newly minted education minister, Jill Dunlop, detailed on Thursday the cellphone ban now in place at schools across the province.