PARENTS
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Parents frustrated as some schools shift online, others plow ahead amid rising COVID-19 cases
Just days into a new year, some Canadian parents may be experiencing a feeling of déjà vu, with most provinces and…
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Parents welcome asymptomatic COVID-19 tests in schools, even if the news isn’t always good
Eighteen students and a staff member have tested positive for COVID-19 at an east-end Toronto elementary school
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Let us honour our parents
My parents, like many other Portuguese immigrants, embarked on a journey with suitcases full of hopes and dreams. Arriving in…
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Let us honour our parents
My parents, like many other Portuguese immigrants, embarked on a journey with suitcases full of hopes and dreams. Arriving in…
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Frustrated parents in Ontario pivot from official distance-learning program amid COVID-19
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, Monica Belyea knew that paying attention and focusing while at school were challenging for her eight-year-old son.…
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Quebec’s home childcare workers to go on unlimited strike
Some 10,000 home childcare workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of going on a general unlimited strike as of April 1.…
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Interview with Ministry of Education, Stephen Lecce
“The one-per-cent annual raise to teacher’s salaries the government is offering is reasonable”, says the Minister of Education. The Minister…
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Teachers’ strikes: WHY?
Teachers’ strikes are successive. Parents are already used to (or should I say tired of…) dealing with the problem that…
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High school in Cowansville under lockdown
The Massey-Vanier High School in Cowansville is under lockdown Thursday morning. The Val-des-Cerfs School Board is only saying students and staff are…
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What parents need to know about the 1-day strike on Wednesday
Most public high school students are expected to be out of class on Wednesday now that the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation and…
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Ontario education minister announces new measures to fight bullying in schools
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced new measures on Wednesday aimed at stemming bullying in schools, including training teachers in de-escalation techniques.…
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CUPE education workers threaten ‘disruptive’ work-to-rule campaign
The chances are “very high” that 55,000 employees of Ontario schools will work-to-rule starting next week, according to a union…
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It’s illegal for kids under 19, so why are so many able to buy vaping products?
When Jane Neville first discovered one of her twin daughters, just 13 at the time, was vaping, it came as…
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Mandatory math tests for new teachers don’t add up, critics say
A University of Toronto education researcher is raising concerns about requiring new teachers to pass a math test, saying they could…
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Back to School Season
Every September, the “Back to School” season begins. Students are both anxious and excited about a new school year, meeting…
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Some summer camps are using facial-recognition tech to give parents ‘a glimpse of life at camp’
Some summer sleepaway camps are using new technology to provide parents a stream of photos of their children while they’re away. They’re…
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Advocate calls on Toronto parents to speak up about lack of affordable child care spots
Hundreds of parents scrambling to find child care should speak up about the lack of affordable spaces in Toronto, an…
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