Catholic Education
TORONTO - As thousands of parents pulled their children from school for a week in protest of OntarioƵapp sex-ed curriculum, it seems the majority taking part are from the provinceƵapp public schools.
TCDSB focused on family
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register[This article updates and corrects a previous version.]
TORONTO - The provinceƵapp largest Catholic school board will place an extra emphasis on the family next September as part of its multi-year strategic plan.
Sex-ed opponents call for student strike
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - A parent group is calling for children to be pulled out of school during Education Week in Ontario to protest the provinceƵapp new sexual-education curriculum.
Provincial cuts to TCDSB not as drastic as expected
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - TorontoƵapp Catholic school board will still see fewer dollars from the provincial Grants for Student Needs next school year.
St. Agatha gets $25K for ‘outstanding’ green program
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - For years, students at St. Agatha Catholic School have gotten by with “archaic laptop” computers. But they’ve received a $25,000 surprise that will soon get them plugged into modern technology.
St. MichaelƵapp College principal is moving to Northmount
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - St. Michael College School is preparing to say goodbye to principal Terry Sheridan.
Sheridan, who has spent 17 of his 20 years in education at St. MichaelƵapp, officially takes over Sept. 1 as headmaster at TorontoƵapp Northmount School for Boys.
‘Code of silence’ keeps students in harmƵapp way, panel hears
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Schools could be made safer by eliminating a “code of silence” among students that discourages them from informing on classmates, said the head of a panel on school safety.
Easter play shows students 'God's love changes everything'
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Toronto Catholic students are bringing the story of Jesus Christ to life for their peers during Holy Week.
Toronto Catholic board could see 300 teacher cuts
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Budgeting blunders that left an unexpected deficit, coupled with a potential two-per-cent cut in provincial grants, could leave the Toronto Catholic District School Board with more than 300 fewer frontline educators in September.
TCDSB dealing with a $16.9-million shortfall due to accounting error
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - An accounting error in the previous budget means that the Toronto Catholic District School Board is expected to end this school year with a $16.9-million deficit.
Schools to teach sex ed through Catholic lens
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Ontario Catholic authorities believe Catholic teaching is protected in the provinceƵapp new sex education curriculum, though pro-family groups don’t share in that optimism.