Our news and views
Check in often! We'll keep you up to date with what's going on — education news and our views on the issues, innovative ideas and debates or consultations taking place around the province.
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Nov 09
Open Minds, Healthy Minds: Ontario’s Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy
The first three years of Ontario’s Open Minds, Healthy Minds: Ontario’s Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy focus on children and youth and creates a more integrated and responsive child
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Nov 09
Accepting Schools Expert Panel
Creating safe, more accepting and inclusive schools is key to supporting student achievement and well-being. That’s why, as part of Ontario’s Accepting Schools Comprehensive Action Plan, the Ministry of Education
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New sex ed and mental health curriculum needed
Ontario's largest physical health and education association released a new report calling on the province to fully implement Ontario's elementary and secondary Health and Physical Education (H&PE) curriculum.
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Partnering to make our schools strong
People for Education's Annual Report on School Councils
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Sep 26
EQAO tests show mixed results
New EQAO results show that students who choose Applied math are more likely to struggle than students in Academic math, no matter how they did on EQAO math tests in grade 3 and 6.
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Sep 19
Answers to questions about the current unrest in education
Why are the teachers so angry? Why did the province bring in Bill 115? Why isn’t there any running club on Thursday? What’s in the new law anyway?
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Sep 12
Canadian public education above average
A new report from Statistics Canada shows that Canada has a higher than average percentage of high school and post-secondary graduates.
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Sep 06
People for Education’s presentation to the Legislative Committee on Bill 115
People for Education is an independent, non-partisan organization working to support public education in Ontario’s English, French and Catholic schools. We provide support to parents, conduct research on education issues
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Consultation limited for new education bill
Bill includes significant shift in power over education
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Aug 23
Letter to MPPs from Ontario’s French, Catholic and Public School Board Associations
School boards have raised a number of concerns about proposed education legislation.