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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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• Mar 25

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  Model schools for inner cities: A success story

  Between 2007 and 2009, the Toronto District School Board piloted a Model Schools initiative to provide inner-city students with a more equitable chance at success.

• Mar 25

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  Champions of standardized testing change their tunes

  A former architect of school reform in Ontario and a former undersecretary of education under George Bush are among those warning that current education policies are driving us in the wrong direction.

• Nov 11

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  School closings report
  People for Education 2009

  A 2009 People for Education report shows that school closings will increase every year for at least the next three years.

• Nov 10

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  Schools at the Centre: How do you imagine the schools of the future?

  In October 2008, People for Education launched a series of conversations about Schools at the Centre, a new vision for public education in Ontario.

• Oct 29

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  Can we have an adult conversation about taxes?

  Hugh Mackenzie, economist and past People for Education board member, explains why paying taxes is important for all of us.

• Oct 29

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  No quick fix for gender gap in education

  Based on the work of researchers from the Canadian Council on Learning, single-sex schools might not be the magic bullet that will bridge the success gap between boys and girls.

• Oct 16

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  Parent groups express concern about the School Information Finder

  On October 16, 2009, members of the four provincial parent groups wrote a letter to the Minister of Education about the ongoing debate over the School Information Finder.

• Sep 23

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  Working together for healthy kids!

  The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario has launched a new community initiative called SPARK Together for Healthy Kids™.

• Jun 23

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  New report about a lot more than all-day kindergarten

  In June 2009, Dr. Charles Pascal, the premier’s advisor on all-day early learning, released his report, which has the potential to change the face of education in Ontario.

• Jun 23

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  Provincial Parent Board dissolved

  In June 2009, the Minister of Education announced that she would not renew the mandate of the Provincial Parent Board.