Features Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:13:25 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Happy birthday! Full funding 35 years old /features/item/31537-happy-birthday-full-funding-35-years-old /features/item/31537-happy-birthday-full-funding-35-years-old

Thirty-five years ago, in July 1985, Catholic education in Ontario took a major step forward when Bill 30 was passed by the Ontario Legislature, granting full public funding to Catholic schools through Grade 13. The battle for equal funding with the public boards was a long one, finally won when Premier Bill Davis, who had rejected the idea in 1971, announced the change in policy in June 1984. HereƵapp The Catholic RegisterƵapp report from its June 23, 1984 edition:

]]> Catholic Education Sat, 02 May 2020 09:43:39 -0400 Saskatchewan Catholic board looking to overturn school funding decision /item/29230-saskatchewan-catholic-board-looking-to-overturn-school-funding-decision /item/29230-saskatchewan-catholic-board-looking-to-overturn-school-funding-decision

Catholic educators in Saskatchewan are “cautiously optimistic” that two days of hearings in a Regina courtroom will lead to the overturning of a 2017 ruling that threatened the existence of Catholic schools in the province.

]]> mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Canada Mon, 25 Mar 2019 14:40:33 -0400 Anti-bullying strategies take different paths /item/26442-anti-bullying-strategies-take-different-paths /item/26442-anti-bullying-strategies-take-different-paths If a child commits a crime, should a parent do the time?

The city of North Tonawanda, N.Y., thinks yes. Located 24 km north of Buffalo, North Tonawanda passed a law in October stating parents could be sentenced to 15 days in jail if their child violates a city law, including bullying, twice in a 90-day period. 
]]> mhoegler@catholicregister.org (Meggie Hoegler, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 29 Nov 2017 10:23:01 -0500 TCDSB to get huge increase in renewal projects funding /features/catholic-education/item/22628-tcdsb-to-get-huge-increase-in-renewal-projects-funding /features/catholic-education/item/22628-tcdsb-to-get-huge-increase-in-renewal-projects-funding

TORONTO – Ontario's largest Catholic school board expects a huge increase in funding for renewal projects over the next two years following an injection of capital from the provincial government. 

]]> evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Education Tue, 05 Jul 2016 11:05:00 -0400 Dufferin-Peel Catholic board honours Mayor Hazel McCallion /item/18700-dufferin-peel-catholic-board-honours-mayor-hazel-mccallion /item/18700-dufferin-peel-catholic-board-honours-mayor-hazel-mccallion

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Dufferin-Peel's Catholic school board honoured Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion with its Catholic Award of Merit for her years of dedication to Catholic education and its community. 

]]> evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 27 Aug 2014 11:15:00 -0400