CUPE education workers strike amid govt. invoking notwithstanding clause
On Friday 55,000 Canadian Union of Public employees began their strike and protest of the provincial governments use of the notwithstanding clause
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TCDSB to roll out new app for students to combat bullying
The Toronto Catholic District School Board is releasing a new app for students to report bullying and other incidents in March.
How mental health plays a role in schools
As Dunbarton High School student Brandon Parker was on his way to his locker, he recalls something he says he’ll never forget. In his sightline was a 16-year-old saw a girl carrying two large kitchen knives, running down the hallway in his direction.
Chaminade shreds Blessed Mother Teresa in ‘rusty’ opener
Like many high school football teams, the Chaminade Gryphon’s best athletes play both offence and defence, but the two-way players put on a show at home Monday afternoon. The 2014 champion Gryphons defeated the Blessed…
What’s in a name?
The idea of changing the name from Catholic School Advisory Council to Catholic School Council might seem minor, but the slight change has serious consequences.
Man charged after student allegedly exploited
An educational assistant at Dante Alighieri Academy has been charged after police say he allegedly exploited a high school student online.
Catholic school gets its blessing
Residents in the Brookside neighbourhood of Scarborough can now send their children to a Catholic school.
Toronto preparing for severe winter storm
Get ready Toronto, it’s going to get a bit chilly! Environment Canada has set out a severe winter waning for today and Friday. The city of Toronto will experience significant snowfall from 15 to 25…
Hungry for more: Scarborough’s student breakfast programs suffer from lack of funding
There’s a hunger to increase the amount of breakfast and food programs in Scarborough schools, a hunger that can’t be met because of lack of funding. The Toronto Partners of Student Nutrition placed a moratorium on division of the municipal and provincial funding, funnelling funding into existing breakfast and food programs in schools and refusing any new applicants.
Sports Leadership grads show kids ‘they can do it too’
The Toronto Sports Leadership Program celebrated its most recent graduating class earlier this month. But each graduate’s personal success is only part of the story, says Ann Doggett, a city community recreation supervisor involved in the program, which provides opportunities through sport to at-risk youth.