Tag: Ontario schools
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Cellphone use at schools: The new rules, and why they’re a problem
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In what is being described by some as a surprise weekend announcement, Education Minister Stephen Lecce dropped a bombshell restricting cellphone use in Ontario’s classrooms.
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Thames Valley board lands two more new elementary schools in London
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Education Minister Stephen Lecce’s whirlwind swing through booming London on Monday brought a series of announcements that included two new London elementary schools for the Thames Valley District school board worth $55.3 million.
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Board eyes ‘pumping the brakes’ on renaming schools amid budget crunch
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Thames Valley District school board trustees are considering pausing their school renaming program, citing the cost and lack of evidence of harm caused by some school names in question.
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Enrolment boom biggest challenge for London Catholic schools: Board chair
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The board has 26,000 students, up from 24,000 a year ago.
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Analysis: Why handwriting is back in Ontario classrooms
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Once thought old-fashioned by the computer generation, cursive writing will be back in both the Thames Valley District and London District Catholic school boards when about 100,000 students head back to the classroom Wednesday for the start of the new school year.
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What parents should know about COVID-19 as kids head back to class: Doctors
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More than 100,000 London-area kids head back to class in less than two weeks.
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Naming schools after people, once a common tribute, may be banned: Trustee
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The chair of the Thames Valley District school board says “we need to do better” when it comes to renaming schools after a name chosen through a poll by parents was defeated by trustees this week.