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All NewsWednesday, May 16, 2012
Stop school closings, says education criticCambridgetimes.caMay 14, 2012 - 3:08 PM NDP education critic Peter Tabuns has spoken out on behalf of parents and students in Cambridge, Welland, St. Catharines, Peterborough and Sudbury, where schools face closure. He's called on the government to launch a public review to fix the school closure process and introduce a strategy for maximizing community use of schools. Tabuns said that 275 schools across Ontario are closing or at risk of closing and hundreds more will likely close as a result of recent budget cuts. The NDP critic wants the education minister to launch a public review to fix the process for closing schools and put in place a policy to encourage community uses of schools. Read more…
Thursday, May 10, 2012
NDP now calling for review of special education in light of ‘caps’ on wait lists for assessmentPublished On Mon May 07 Toronto Star Kristin Rushowy Education Reporter Ontario's NDP is now calling for a review of special education in light of a report that found half of the province's schools have a 'cap' on the number of students who can even be assessed. "There's no question that I've been hearing from parents who are finding it difficult to get their child assessed and get them services — and this explains part of it," said NDP education critic Peter Tabuns. "Since there is this cap, it's no wonder it's very difficult." Education Minister Laurel Broten needs to conduct a public review "to sort through the issues . . . and to make sure children's needs are being met," Tabuns added. The People for Education report, based on a survey of 1,108 schools across the province, found that while special education wait lists have dropped to 35,000 this year from 46,000 in 2000, about half of the principals in both elementary and secondary schools talked of caps on assessments. The group also says it's time for a province-wide review. Read more…
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Bully for themParties at Queen's Park finally get act together... Tuesday, May 08, 2012 06:46 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 06:48 PM EDT What should have happened all along — that Liberal and Conservative anti-bullying bills at Queen's Park would be considered together — is finally happening now. After months of political wrangling, and a life-after-death experience for the Conservatives' Bill 14, both it and the Liberals' Bill 13 are off to committee hearings, which is what anti-bullying advocates had always hoped. "I hope we get a blend of both," says Lynne MacIntyre, whose Guelph-based, Anti-Bullying Coalition is among 10 groups calling on the government to stop playing politics with anti-bullying legislation. "(Bill) 13 on its own will not address all bullying for all kids. There is good language in both pieces of legislation ... both bills need to remain alive." The Conservatives' Bill 14 was introduced by then-MPP Elizabeth Witmer last November after two years of work. But the Liberals pre-empted her with their own Accepting Schools Act. Their Bill 13 contains a controversial provision allowing students to create clubs promoting acceptance of gay people, among others, and stipulates these can be called gay-straight alliances (GSAs). Read more…
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