TDSB Trustee, Ward 10 University-Rosedale and Toronto Centre. I believe strong public education builds strong communities. Views expressed are my own. #TOpoli
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RT @tdsb: ☀️ Our Summer Well-Being Guide is here! Available in over 20 languages, you’ll find mental health supports, community programs, a…
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Grades 9–10 cut. Relocation announced. Zero community consultation. Heydon Park families deserve decisions made with them - not imposed on them. Tell me how this isn’t a plan to quietly erase a school where vulnerable students actually thrive. #SaveHeydonPark
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BREAKING: The TDSB will force students of a special-needs high school to relocate to another, undisclosed school, as soon as next winter. It's the latest in a series of moves that have raised fears the board plans to close the school. #onted 1/ torontotoday.ca/local/educat…
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RT @tdsb: 👏 Congratulations to our three students, Eli L. (Danforth CTI), Michael R. (Etobicoke CI), and Bibi Sara S. (Marc Garneau CI), fo…
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A society that fails its most vulnerable = a society failing. AG says special education funding hasn’t kept up with rising needs. $6.4M cut to provincial special education funding at TDSB = disabled kids paying the price. Fix the funding formula! #CutsHurtKids #FundOurSchools
May 27
The TDSB is set to lose $6.4M in special education funding next year amid declining enrolment.
"We're in trouble" warn advocates, who say boards are already stretched thin & spending beyond provincial allocations to meet students’ needs. cc: @GabeOatley thetrillium.ca/news/educatio…
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The world is treating education as a lever for peace, equity, and innovation. Ontario has a $6.4 Billion education funding gap. You can’t build a future‑ready public education system on cuts & austerity. Close the gap! Consult with stakeholders in Ontario! #FundOurSchools
May 19
Today at the Education World Forum, I joined education leaders from around the world to discuss how
learning beyond the classroom helps prepare students for the future.
Non-formal education plays an important role in helping students build confidence, strengthen their
communities and develop real world skills. Ontario is proud to be part of this global conversation as we continue working to support student success in school and beyond.
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The accumulated funding shortfall for Ontario schools since 2018 is now a whopping $6.4 billion
The analysis below includes a deep dive into boards under provincial supervision due to alleged financial mismanagement #onpoli #onted
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Model Schools level the playing field. Data shows wraparound supports = better attendance, achievement, health, outcomes, Balancing budgets on the backs of vulnerable kids isn’t fiscal discipline - it’s morally bankrupt. Fix $6.4 Billion funding gap! #CutsHurtKids #FundOurSchools
May 15
Angry community members rally to protect TDSB’s ‘gutted’ model schools trib.al/zc3IJ6i
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8 boards under supervision = 8 boards the Education Minister fully controls. So when do his Supervisors deliver balanced budgets and rebuild reserves? There’s a $6.35 Billion provincial funding gap an outdated funding formula. Listen to stakeholders and fix it! #FundOurSchools
May 12
Ontario education minister reveals what school boards must do to end supervision #onpoli trib.al/6NP2KHW
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Serving up “disrespect” and not planning to change anything in Bill 101. If you skip meaningful consultation, you’re not “putting students first.” You’re just speed‑running the wrong diagnosis. #FundOurSchools #NoBill101
NEW: As a legislative committee met to study bill 101, which waters down the role of school board trustees, Education Minister Paul Calandra began grilling union leaders about his own legislation, leading to criticism that he was “rude,” “disrespectful,” and “inappropriate.”
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NEW: As a legislative committee met to study bill 101, which waters down the role of school board trustees, Education Minister Paul Calandra began grilling union leaders about his own legislation, leading to criticism that he was “rude,” “disrespectful,” and “inappropriate.”
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📚 IN THE NEWS: OISE faculty, Dr. Beyhan Farhadi and Dr. Vidya Shah, and OISE alumni Dr. Sachin Maharaj penned this column about the education reforms being imposed on Ontario schools. theconversation.com/what-ont…
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Apr 13
BREAKING: Ford government to restrict number and duties of school board trustees thetrillium.ca:443/news/educ…
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Toronto journalist Tina Yazdani axed from CityNews and the blowback was immediate
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Apr 13
I am no longer employed by CityNews. I am proud of my journalism at CityNews and I stand by my reporting. I will have more to say on this later but for now please stay tuned and thank you for those who have supported me.
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Education Minister Paul Calandra has a news conference scheduled this afternoon - he’s expected to unveil the school board reforms the government has been working on for a year.
The PC caucus will get briefed this morning.
globalnews.ca/news/11772021/…
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Ontario’s government‑appointed school board supervisors billing past the $350,000 annual “cap” with HST expenses. Schools & classrooms are literally fundraising for the basics while the supervisors’ invoices are out here doing parkour. The math is NOT mathing. #FundOurSchools
NEW: The supervisors the Ford government appointed with direction to bring order and financial restraint to Ontario school boards are billing the province substantially different sums — with one charging almost $240,000 for six months of work.
globalnews.ca/news/11770269/…
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600 teachers cut. Model Schools gutted. ESL supports slashed. Cutting supports from the students who need them most isn’t “fiscal responsibility”. Fund schools based on real needs, not cuts made behind closed doors by high‑paid partisan appointees.
#CutsHurtKids #FundOurSchools
Apr 7
BREAKING: The Toronto District School Board is planning to slash about 484 elementary teacher jobs and about 123 secondary teacher positions next year. Major cuts are planned for classroom and ESL teacher roles and to the board's model school program. torontotoday.ca/local/educat…
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40 vice-principals cut. Trustees sidelined by Education Minister. Administrators warn of safety risks. Parents and students shut out of decisions. This is an outdated funding formula and a $6.35 Billion provincial funding gap in action. #FundOurSchools #DemocracyIsNotOutdated
Apr 1
TDSB is cutting 40 vice-principals — so some schools will have to share trib.al/GKHoA5q
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BREAKING: the Ford government’s controversial changes to freedom of information laws to exempt the premier and cabinet ministers from disclosure, is included in today’s budget legislation.
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