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Prom Night a rite of passage for all teens

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:00:00 -0400

AJAX, Ont. - There was nothing special about Jenny Lawlor��Ƶapp prom night. It��Ƶapp Lawlor who is special.

Lawlor has Down syndrome and is one of about 25 special needs students at Archbishop Denis O’Connor High School in Ajax. Every year a few of the special needs kids attend the prom along with the graduating students.

The special needs students are no less a part of 900-strong student body than any one else, said principal Mary Curran. That��Ƶapp simple and obvious.

Province to blame for education chaos, trustees complain

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:29:30 -0500

TORONTO - Timmins Catholic school trustee Colleen Landers fully expects to be laying off teachers in April and then hoping to rehire them over the summer. She and her colleagues on the Northeastern Catholic District School Board have sent out a sheaf of just-in-case pink slips before, and it's become part of the normal and chaotic budgeting routine for many school boards.

School boards on different paths

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:54:22 -0500

TORONTO - The 416 and 905 area codes rounded off 2006 by continuing on separate paths over the financing of Catholic education.

More budget woes forecast for school boards

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:28:19 -0500

TORONTO - The Catholic school board in the rich and growing suburbs squeezed in between Toronto and Hamilton is worried.

Union officials take over at College of Teachers'

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:25:36 -0500

TORONTO - One of the most hated of the Mike Harris Conservative's education reforms in the eyes of teachers' unions is now in the hands of one of the unions' very own.

School boards choose leaders

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 01:39:03 -0500

TORONTO - Trustees from the five Catholic school boards within the Toronto archdiocese have elected their chairs and vice-chairs for the 2006-2007 school year.

Trustees play for time with province

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 01:36:19 -0500

TORONTO - Despite a provincial report which recommends ways for the Toronto Catholic District School Board to erase $34.9 million in red ink, trustees are hoping to dodge cuts by playing for time until the spring provincial budget.

The separate school system up for discussion

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:36:44 -0500

TORONTO - Ontario's Catholic community is embarking on another all-embracing discussion about the "distinctiveness, value and the future of Catholic education." The plan for the province-wide consultation was announced Nov. 25 at a symposium organized by the Institute for Catholic Education (ICE).

Catholic educators challenged to unite

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:32:59 -0500

TORONTO - If Ontario's Catholic schools are struggling to stay afloat in turbulent waters, it would seem that half the time Catholics are stirring up the waves themselves. At a two-day conference dealing with the subject Nov. 24-25, leaders of the provincial separate school system struggled with how to overcome differences and face external challenges united.

Trustee orientation session set

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:31:31 -0500

TORONTO - With the elections out of the way, Ontario's new Catholic trustees will be shown the ropes of their job Jan. 12-13 in Toronto.