Hamilton school board breaks living wage pledgeHamilton Spectator - November 4, 2023Hamilton’s public school board says it can no longer fulfil a 2013 commitment to provide all employees a living wage because their pay is now bargained provincially.Associate director...
OPSBA in the Media
OPSBA in the Media – October 2023
Ontario high school teachers finish contract talks without wage deal: ‘The Ford government is still refusing to invest in education’Toronto Star - October 26, 2023Contract talks have wrapped up between the province and the union representing Ontario’s public high...
OPSBA in the Media – September 2023
Ontario kids are now taught Indigenous curriculum earlier. Here's why that matters, say advocatesCBC News Toronto - September 30, 2023Students in Ontario are learning about the residential school system, Indigenous history and First Nations, Métis and Inuit...
OPSBA in the Media – August 2023
Citing unprecedented growth, elementary school in London, Ont., caps enrolmentCanadian Press - August 22, 2023An elementary school in the booming southwestern Ontario city of London moved to cap enrolment this week, as the local school board grapples with how best to...
OPSBA in the Media – July 2023
Ontario school boards will have to disclose activities for PA days come SeptemberCTV News Toronto - July 31, 2023Ontario school boards will soon have to disclose exactly what teachers and staff are learning during their professional development (PA) days as part of...
Board of Directors Meeting – June 8, 2023
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a meeting at Blue Mountain on June 8, 2023. Education policy and program matters that were discussed in public session at the meeting are summarized below: 2022-2023 OPSBA Annual Report The...
OPSBA in the Media – June 2023
Nolan Steen Tutoring Services awarded The Achievement AwardThe Intelligencer - June 23, 2023Nolan Steen Tutoring Services was awarded The Achievement Award by The Ontario Public School Board Association held at Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board on...
OPSBA in the Media – May 2023
OPSBA President Cathy Abraham re School Board MeetingsCTV Your Morning - May 31, 2023Play segment ... Some Ontario school boards are limiting access to public meetings. It's a complex issue — here's whyCBC News - May 27, 2023Some school boards in Ontario are grappling...
OPSBA in the Media – April 2023
'Kids don’t live in a basic world': Public school board trustees express concerns with proposed legislationPeterborough Examiner - April 27, 2023School communities are being encouraged to provide feedback to the province when it comes to the proposed Better School and...
OPSBA in the Media – March 2023
Proposed fees for new schools will be passed on to homebuyers: DeveloperLondon Free Press - March 30, 2023Proposed new fees on construction to fund the building of new schools in the London area would be passed on to homebuyers, a longtime London developer...
OPSBA in the Media — February 2023
Guidelines needed for school closures in OntarioCBC Radio, Ontario Morning - February 27, 2023Play segment ... Ontario boards want Ford government to end ban on closing, merging schoolsCBC News - February 25, 2023School boards across Ontario are asking Premier Doug...
OPSBA in the Media – January 2023
Aspin earns outstanding contribution to education awardBayToday.ca - January 30, 2023Well known for his work as a school trustee, MP and city councillor, Jay Aspin has earned an award from the Ontario Public School Boards Association (OPSBA) for his “outstanding...
OPSBA in the Media – December 2022
Public Split on Reconciliation with Schools93.1 The Border - December 5, 2022Ontarians are split on whether Ontario’s public education system is doing a good job when it comes to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.A survey conducted for the Ontario Public School...
OPSBA in the Media – November 2022
OPSBA to announce results of recent Nanos surveyCHCH News Hamilton - November 28, 2022VIDEO: The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association will announce at 9:15 a.m. the results of a Nanos survey regarding key Ontario resident issues such as student transportation,...
OPSBA in the Media – October 2022
Province to table back-to-work legislation for Ontario's 55,000 education workers todayCP24 News - October 31, 2022The province is planning to table back-to-work legislation today for Ontario’s 55,000 education workers.This move comes as the Canadian Union of Public...
OPSBA in the Media – September 2022
Ontario school board to ‘adhere’ to ministry directive to ‘honour the queen’Global News Toronto - September 15, 2022A GTA-area school board will “adhere” to a directive from the Ministry of Education to observe a moment of silence and pay tribute to the passing of...
OPSBA in the Media – August 2022
‘People need to be patient’: Education contracts set to expire across OntarioToronto Star - August 30, 2022All Ontario education contracts expire Wednesday — but the school year will start up on time, with no job action planned.“It’s not Cinderella, and the pumpkin is...
OPSBA in the Media – July 2022
Want to help shape Ontario’s public schools for the next generation? Run for school board trusteeToronto Star - July 27, 2022It’s been a difficult two-and-a-half years for all of us — especially for our children, who have endured and persevered through many...
OPSBA in the Media
OPSBA in the Media – November 2023
Hamilton school board breaks living wage pledgeHamilton Spectator - November 4, 2023Hamilton’s public school board says it can no longer fulfil a 2013 commitment to provide all employees a living wage because their pay is now bargained provincially.Associate director...
OPSBA in the Media – October 2023
Ontario high school teachers finish contract talks without wage deal: ‘The Ford government is still refusing to invest in education’Toronto Star - October 26, 2023Contract talks have wrapped up between the province and the union representing Ontario’s public high...
OPSBA in the Media – September 2023
Ontario kids are now taught Indigenous curriculum earlier. Here's why that matters, say advocatesCBC News Toronto - September 30, 2023Students in Ontario are learning about the residential school system, Indigenous history and First Nations, Métis and Inuit...
OPSBA in the Media – August 2023
Citing unprecedented growth, elementary school in London, Ont., caps enrolmentCanadian Press - August 22, 2023An elementary school in the booming southwestern Ontario city of London moved to cap enrolment this week, as the local school board grapples with how best to...
OPSBA in the Media – July 2023
Ontario school boards will have to disclose activities for PA days come SeptemberCTV News Toronto - July 31, 2023Ontario school boards will soon have to disclose exactly what teachers and staff are learning during their professional development (PA) days as part of...
Board of Directors Meeting – June 8, 2023
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Board of Directors held a meeting at Blue Mountain on June 8, 2023. Education policy and program matters that were discussed in public session at the meeting are summarized below: 2022-2023 OPSBA Annual Report The...
OPSBA in the Media – June 2023
Nolan Steen Tutoring Services awarded The Achievement AwardThe Intelligencer - June 23, 2023Nolan Steen Tutoring Services was awarded The Achievement Award by The Ontario Public School Board Association held at Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board on...
OPSBA in the Media – May 2023
OPSBA President Cathy Abraham re School Board MeetingsCTV Your Morning - May 31, 2023Play segment ... Some Ontario school boards are limiting access to public meetings. It's a complex issue — here's whyCBC News - May 27, 2023Some school boards in Ontario are grappling...
OPSBA in the Media – April 2023
'Kids don’t live in a basic world': Public school board trustees express concerns with proposed legislationPeterborough Examiner - April 27, 2023School communities are being encouraged to provide feedback to the province when it comes to the proposed Better School and...
OPSBA in the Media – March 2023
Proposed fees for new schools will be passed on to homebuyers: DeveloperLondon Free Press - March 30, 2023Proposed new fees on construction to fund the building of new schools in the London area would be passed on to homebuyers, a longtime London developer...
OPSBA in the Media — February 2023
Guidelines needed for school closures in OntarioCBC Radio, Ontario Morning - February 27, 2023Play segment ... Ontario boards want Ford government to end ban on closing, merging schoolsCBC News - February 25, 2023School boards across Ontario are asking Premier Doug...
OPSBA in the Media – January 2023
Aspin earns outstanding contribution to education awardBayToday.ca - January 30, 2023Well known for his work as a school trustee, MP and city councillor, Jay Aspin has earned an award from the Ontario Public School Boards Association (OPSBA) for his “outstanding...
OPSBA in the Media – December 2022
Public Split on Reconciliation with Schools93.1 The Border - December 5, 2022Ontarians are split on whether Ontario’s public education system is doing a good job when it comes to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.A survey conducted for the Ontario Public School...
OPSBA in the Media – November 2022
OPSBA to announce results of recent Nanos surveyCHCH News Hamilton - November 28, 2022VIDEO: The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association will announce at 9:15 a.m. the results of a Nanos survey regarding key Ontario resident issues such as student transportation,...
OPSBA in the Media – October 2022
Province to table back-to-work legislation for Ontario's 55,000 education workers todayCP24 News - October 31, 2022The province is planning to table back-to-work legislation today for Ontario’s 55,000 education workers.This move comes as the Canadian Union of Public...
OPSBA in the Media – September 2022
Ontario school board to ‘adhere’ to ministry directive to ‘honour the queen’Global News Toronto - September 15, 2022A GTA-area school board will “adhere” to a directive from the Ministry of Education to observe a moment of silence and pay tribute to the passing of...
OPSBA in the Media – August 2022
‘People need to be patient’: Education contracts set to expire across OntarioToronto Star - August 30, 2022All Ontario education contracts expire Wednesday — but the school year will start up on time, with no job action planned.“It’s not Cinderella, and the pumpkin is...
OPSBA in the Media – July 2022
Want to help shape Ontario’s public schools for the next generation? Run for school board trusteeToronto Star - July 27, 2022It’s been a difficult two-and-a-half years for all of us — especially for our children, who have endured and persevered through many...