Tag: Ontario Ministry of Education
Underfunding leading to violence, unsafe Ontario schools: Union
Educational assistant Paul Nagey said he lost a tooth after being attacked by a student.
Queen’s Park issues stern reminder to school board as audit plans continue
Queen’s Park has issued a reminder to the deficit-ridden Thames Valley District school board about their responsibility to the public while providing an update on a looming audit of the organization’s finances and executive compensation.
Thames Valley buys $10M plot in southwest London, eyes future school
The region’s largest school board has snapped up a $10.45-million property in southwest London with plans to build a new elementary school.
School board chair won’t say who approved big pay hikes for senior staff
Thames Valley chair won’t say if trustees OK’d pay raises for senior administration in 2023 because of a ministry-ordered audit.
How Thames Valley officials are pushing to improve sagging EQAO scores
The London area’s largest school board is taking steps to get its standardized testing results on track, senior staff say.
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.