Full-day kindergarten students score higher: study
Children in full-day kindergarten are ahead of their peers who only go to school for half days, suggests a preliminary study to be released Wednesday. A number of news reports cite the University of...
View ArticleOntario budget will freeze welfare: McGuinty
Ontario’s 2012 budget will include a welfare programs freeze as the province faces a $16-billion deficit, Premier Dalton McGuinty said at a Cabbagetown youth centre on Sunday. The minority Liberal...
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LIVE BLOG TRANSCRIPT: Connecticut school shooting
A terrifying school shooting in Newtown, Conn. left 27 people dead, including 20 children, on Friday. Below is a transcript of live coverage of the tragedy as provided by the New Haven Register in New...
View ArticleFuneral held for murdered Sarnia teacher
Hundreds of people, including students, attended the funeral for a Sarnia kindergarten teacher who was found murdered last week. Noelle Paquette, 27, was last seen at a New Year’s Eve party. Her body...
View ArticleHudak wants to delay full-day kindergarten
Tim Hudak wants to delay full-day kindergarten until Ontario’s $11.9-billion deficit is eliminated. “Schools should be focusing on the basics of math and literacy and putting a greater emphasis on...
View ArticleStandoff involving child hostage continues for 3rd day in Alabama
A standoff between police and a gunman suspected of fatally shooting an Alabama school bus driver before holing up in an underground bunker with a young child continued for a third day on Thursday....
View Article29% of Ontario kindergarten students not meeting Grade 3 targets: study
Nearly one-third of Ontario’s kindergarten students do not go on to meet the province’s Grade 3 standards for reading, writing and math, according to a recent study. The Education Quality and...
View ArticleFull-day kindergarten students more prepared for Grade 1: province
Students who have successfully completed full-day kindergarten are more prepared for Grade 1, according to a study released by the province on Tuesday. The study was conducted by Queen’s and McMaster...
View ArticleFull-day kindergarten has most benefit for high-needs children: study
Full-day kindergarten has the most benefit for high-needs students, according to an Ontario government report, but the benefits did not always extend to children from more affluent families. The...
View ArticleKindergarten registration begins Wednesday at Toronto Catholic schools
Kindergarten registration begins Wednesday at Toronto Catholic elementary schools. Children who were born in 2010 will be accepted, the Toronto Catholic District School Board said Monday. The TCDSB has...
View ArticleDrummond report of deficit-slashing proposals due Wednesday
A report commissioned by the McGuinty government on ways to trim Ontario’s $16-billion deficit is recommending eliminating all-day kindergarten, raising school class sizes and a host of other...
View ArticleWage freeze coming for Ontario’s teachers: education minister
A two-year wage freeze could be coming for Ontario’s teachers, the province’s education minister said Thursday. Laurel Broten said that teachers will no longer be able to accumulate sick days and be...
View ArticleTDSB considering portables for kindergarten students
The Toronto District School Board is considering “portables” for its kindgergarten students in an effort to save money. The proposal calls for the board to shut down smaller schools and put full-day...
View ArticleTDSB proposes cutting hundreds of jobs to tackle deficit
TORONTO, Ont. – The Toronto District School Board is proposing to axe hundreds of jobs — including high school teachers, vice-principals and guidance staff — to tackle a nearly $55-million deficit,...
View ArticleAug. 20 – Kindergarten
This is the perfect time to prep for kindergarten just before school starts. Reported by Anne Lavrih http://pmd.680news.com/podcasts/news_features/Todays-Parent-Aug-20_News-feature_2013-08-20.mp3
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