Ontario Government Expands Popular Program for Local Students Ontario is expanding its Specialist High Skills Majors program to help more Thunder Bay high school students succeed and prepare for their future careers. Beginning this September, Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute will [Read more]
Manitouwadge High School to Share Principal With Local Elementary School MARATHON, ON – Senior officials at Superior-Greenstone District School Board are still in the process of finalizing the Board budget, but to meet the Ministry of Education’s requirement of a balanced budget they have had [Read more]
Ontario Government Ensuring Fairness Among Teachers and Support Staff, Stability in Schools Ontario has reached an agreement in principle with the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario that will ensure stability in the province’s classrooms and provide fair and equitable [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – The Board of Trustees of the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) learned at its meeting on Wednesday about the work of secondary staff that has resulted in positive achievement outcomes for secondary students. Over the past three years, the [Read more]
Sunday, March 31st, Liz Sandals, Minister of Education, issued the following statement about the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF): “Over the past number of weeks, we have been having positive, collaborative discussions with our education partners. Those discussions [Read more]
Release from ETFO The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) will cease rotating strikes, and take no new strike action, if Ontario’s education minister does not impose collective agreements after December 31st under Bill 115. The offer extends until a new premier is put in place at [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – A new collective agreement covering Full Time Teachers has been approved by the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) and the local unit of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA), subject to approval of the Ministry of Education. [Read more]
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MARATHON, ON – Holy Saviour School would like to share their newsletter with parents and students, please CLICK HERE to download the newsletter and learn about current school initiatives including the Student Council’s promotion of Waste-Free Lunches, the Ministry of [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Our Lady of Lourdes students had a very important lesson today as they learned and reviewed precautions and procedures related to School Bus Safety. Junior and Senior Kindergarten students were the first to follow their teacher to the front entrance of the [Read more]
McGuinty Government Continues To Support Pathways to Education Ontario is helping more young people graduate from high school and realize their passion in college, university or a trade.Provincial funding is being extended to Pathways to Education Canada to continue to provide active [Read more]
December 7, 2010 McGuinty Government’s Focus On Putting Students First Pays Off Ontario’s 15-year-old students are among the best readers in the world.That’s the finding of the international education study by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The study [Read more]
McGuinty Government Integrating Financial Literacy Into Curriculum In September 2011, students from grades 4 to 12 will learn about saving, spending, investing and managing money. These new learning opportunities in the classroom will help Ontario’s youth develop the critical [Read more]
Ontario Passes Full-Day Learning Act McGuinty Government Also Takes Key Steps To Stabilize Child Care And Improve The Delivery Of Children’s Services Ontario is one step closer to implementing full-day learning for four- and five-year-olds across the province. Earlier today, the [Read more]
