Province Enabling Faster Access to High-Quality Online Learning Resources Ontario is connecting over 250,000 students at approximately 850 schools with high-speed internet as part of a commitment to improve internet access at all publicly funded schools across the province. Indira Naidoo-Harris, [Read more]
This week yet again we see more disappointments from the Liberal government. With the potential closure of demonstration schools, the ongoing steel crisis which continues to be ignored, prescription drug costs skyrocketing and the contract with Ornge air has left the Ontarians frustrated. People [Read more]
FROM : SkillsOntario Cardboard Boat Races draw nearly 1500 competitors in 14 cities from 250 schools in Ontario each year ONTARIO – You might be surprised to learn that students building a boat out of cardboard, duct tape and glue can change our province. Skills Ontario is working toward [Read more]
Ontario’s New Democrats, vowed to fight the privatization of Ontario’s hydro system and campaign against the sell-off of public assets by the Liberals. The Liberal Government of Ontario is currently reviewing proposals to sell off a significant amount of our shared public assets. This [Read more]
New Fund Will Improve Access to Leading-Edge Learning Tools Ontario is helping students – from junior kindergarten to Grade 12 – develop 21st century skills by investing in classroom technology that supports their learning. Starting this school year, Ontario’s $150 million [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – CNW – This week, Ontario’s elementary and high school students will be talking politics and casting ballots for the official candidates running in the provincial election. More than 1,600 schools have registered to participate in Student Vote 2014, representing [Read more]
Are you in Grade 7 or 8? Interested in having a say in your education? Consider applying to the Minister’s Student Advisory Council (MSAC). MSAC is a group of approximately 60 students from all over Ontario. The Council meets with the Minister of Education twice during the school year to [Read more]
Calling all kids! Grab your paints and pencil crayons. The Kids’ Fish Art Contest is back. This annual contest, sponsored by the Ministry of Natural Resources, asks budding Rembrandts to picture what it’s like to be a fish – literally! What do they look like? Where do they live? What do they [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Jennifer Dubois, a student of Nipigon-Red Rock District High School takes getting involved very seriously and her interest in giving student’s a voice was seriously considered in the office of the Minister of Education, Liz Sandals. Dubois is among 63 students from across the [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Education Critic Peter Tabuns says recent government cuts are taking music education out of many Ontario classrooms. “Last year the government eliminated the Program Enhancement Grant that supports arts in schools; now we are seeing the impact on children,” said [Read more]
August 30, 2010 McGuinty Government Preparing Students For Future Success Over 50,000 additional Grade 3, 6 and 9 students are meeting or exceeding the provincial standard in reading, writing and math, compared to seven years ago. For Grade 3 and Grade 6, 68 per cent of students are mastering the [Read more]
June 7, 2010 2:00 PM McGuinty Government Growing A Knowledge-Based Economy Some of the brightest students from India are coming to Ontario to take part in cutting-edge research internships at nine universities. With support from the Ontario government, MITACS is providing 47 students with [Read more]
McGuinty Government Honours Educator Excellence Behind every great student is a strong team to help them succeed. Today 24 educators and school support staff received the Premier’s Awards for Teaching Excellence for their contributions to student achievement. Premier Dalton McGuinty presented [Read more]
McGuinty Government Promotes More Canadian Content All students and educators in Ontario now have free, online access to award-winning Canadian films from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Through an agreement between the government and NFB, Ontario classrooms can now access the Screening [Read more]
McGuinty Government Helping Students Make Their Mark In The Business World Ontario is encouraging students across the province to become Ontario’s next successful entrepreneurs through the Summer Company 2010 program. Summer Company provides hands-on business training and mentoring, and up [Read more]
