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(Please donate $20.00 to foster care with your local Children's Aid office.)
(Please donate to UNICEF, for the kids who need help.)
*CBC News, The impact of 'social malnutrition' on students' mental health and how to address it; June 18
*Globe and Mail, How should children learn how to read? June 18
*Kingston Whig-Standard, Bishop Smith Catholic High School senior drama class presents 'Back to the 80's - The Totally Awesome Musical,'; June 14
*CBC News, FDA advisors vote to authorize 2 COVID-19 vaccines for kids 5 and under in U.S.; June 15
*London Free Press, Oakridge trailblazers set to graduate with advanced learning I.B. diploma; June 16
*Peterborough Examiner, Catholic school board anticipates layoffs amid $1M-plus budget deficit, June 16
*Peterborough Examiner, With more kids working and getting hurt on the job, Quebec to review labour laws; June 16
*Toronto Star, High school students across Canada to be trained on how to administer naloxone; June 15
*CBC News, Hidden racial slur sparks recall of hundreds of yearbooks from suburban Montreal high school; June 14
*CBC News, Quebec Ombudsman finds 'disconnect' between education services and students with learning difficulties; June 13
*CBC News, Boy, 11, found dead in river after going missing in Lindsey, Ontario; June 13
*CBC News, 'It just feels blessed': TDSB finally gets to unveil Centre of Excellence for Black students; June 13
*Edmonton Journal, Alberta Teacher's Association votes to accept mediator's recommendation; June 13
*CBC News, From juggling to cricket: How parents and teachers can help kids kick the pandemic slump; June 13
*Vancouver Sun, Adopt-a-School: Need for food and clothing for schoolkids greater than ever; April 15
*London Free Press, Baranyai: Suicide prevention may be key to prevent school shootings; June 13
*Toronto Star, Camp can boost everything from a child's sense of community to their own self-worth in just one short week, writes reporter Rosa Soba; June 12
*Globe and Mail, Amplify: Teaching children about the reality of being frugal; June 10
*Vancouver Sun, Vaughn Palmer, 'News to me,' says B.C. premier about school spending freeze; June 9
*CBC News, Driver hits school group in Berlin; teacher killed, 9 people injured; June 8
*London Free Press, Bennett: Ontario needs recovery plan for its students; June 6
*Windsor Star, Pride flags stolen at local schools: Board; June 6
*CBC News, Ohio set to allow teachers, other staff to carry guns at school, after 24 hours of training; June 4
*Montreal Gazette, English Montreal School Board files lawsuit challenging Bill 96; June 4
*Montreal Gazette, Quebec could act against schools offering Grade 12 option, Roberge warns; June 4
*Windsor Star, Half of local high school students need updated shots, says health unit; June 1
*London Free Press, 'Historic event': Officials cheer Black student conference for local schools; June 1
*National Post, Toronto area teens charged for burst of pellet gun incidents at schools; June 1
*Toronto Star, Oakville school lockdowns lifted after sighting of man with replica gun; June 1
*Toronto Star, The time has come for teaching 'food literacy' in schools; June 1
*Hamilton Spectator, Police investigate school shooting threat at Bishop Tonnos in Ancaster; May 31
*muskokaregion.com, School safety in challenging times; May 29
*CBC News, 2 York Region schools put in 'hold and secure' after teens made threat with fake guns, police say; May 31
*Ottawa Citizen, Principal at Ottawa high school that held dress-code blitz leaves job; May 30
*Kingston Whig Standard, "Inaccurate" information prompted false alarm at schools: police; May 30
*Kingston Whig Standard, Sudbury families protest Ford governments handling of autism programs; May 29
POLITICS: HOW TO LOWER INFLATION FROM 6.8%: USE PUBLIC TRANSIT AND CABS FOR ONE MONTH. GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO FREEZE ALL SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR ONE YEAR. NO ONE BUY A HOUSE FOR ONE YEAR. ALL CORPORATE SALARIES AND BENEFITS MUST BE FROZEN FOR ONE YEAR.
*CBC News, Officials confirm 10 cases of severe, unexplained hepatitis among Canadian children; May 20
(Obviously this is very concerning. Hepatitis can destroy a liver. Hopefully doctors can identify the cause of why it is spreading and develop a strategy to protect children.)
*Belleville Intelligencer, Community editorial board: The challenge of staying motivated after a full day of school; May 22
(The education program is not easy, especially if you are aiming for a successful career that requires academic level maths and sciences. Then if you love sports, too, and you are on a team you have a busy schedule and workload. Teens need to choose priorities and know their personal limits or they will get disappointing results and have to settle for secondary choices. The competition to get into preferred programs is very tough such as the science program. Hopefully teens can make it through successfully or learn from mistakes and not repeat them over and over.)
*CBC News, Rivals hit out at Ford's record on health care, public education during Ontario leaders' debate; May 16
(I am so angry, still, about unfair hiring in teaching in Ontario 2002-2016 that if I were in Ontario I would vote for the PC's.)
*CBC News, Arrest of teen at high school dress code protest draws ire, praise; May 16
(I support dress codes for students. Some students wear the smallest outfits and some teens are very distracted in the classroom, as a result. The classroom is not a training area for adult entertainment.)
*CBC News, Researchers investigate link between COVID-19 and severe acute hepatitis in children; May 16
(This is very serious. I understand hepatitis can destroy the liver.)
*National Post, Cops to Ottawa Catholic high school as students walk out to protest dress code; May 14
*Globe and Mail, Students call for an end to high-school dress codes after girls singled out in incident at Ottawa Catholic out; May 16
*An experienced science teacher brought these concerning and troubling reports to my attention:
and...
https://hbr.org/2013/12/students-get-lower-grades-in-online-courses
*CBC News, Doug Ford says he supports Stephen Lecce after apology for fraternity 'slave auction'; May 13
(Not a serious mistake. "Let you who have not sinned..."
*CBC News, ADHD isn't a liability, just a differently-wired brain that comes with a different set of strengths; May 12
(Kinesthetic learning can help...?)
*Toronto Star, Doug Ford lays low after PC MPP Stephen Lecce apologizes for fraternity 'slave auction'; May 12
*CBC News, OCDSB trustees close debate on police in schools indefinitely; May 11
(It depends on the neighbourhood. How many students have been murdered in Scarborough the past two years?)
*Thames Valley celebrates record graduation in London, Ontario, London Free Press, May 11
(Impressive. Principal, please send out a memo on best practices to all schools.)
*London Free Press, Agar: Pleasant, inclusive, mediocre-the future of education in Canada; May 12
*CBC News, These high school students aren't eligible to vote. Here are the issues they wish they had say in; May 12
*London Free Press, London musical talents come together to back kids arts program; May 12
*Do you trust Fraser Institute rankings?
https://www.compareschoolrankings.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-6LrpanU9wIVLdxMAh14IQJDEAAYASAAEgIoLvD_BwE
*London Free Press, Ontario Liberals pledge to add COVID-19 vaccine to school immunization list; May 7
*Windsor Star, Race for Ontario: Parties spar over future of education post-pandemic; May 7
*Waterloo The Record, Update: Retired teacher suing Waterloo public school board, chair seeks $1.75 million in damages; May 7
*Waterloo The Record, Student hurt after two youths shoot air guns at Cambridge high school; May 8
*Ottawa Citizen, Ontario Liberals will offer Grade 13 optional; May 6
*CBC News, Ontario Liberals commit to cap class sizes for all grades at 20 students; May 5
*Toronto Sun, Lilley: Del Duca's education plan fails the test; May 6
*London Free Press, Staples: Success of new Alberta math curriculum stands on the edge of knife; May 6
*CTV News, Kids Help Phone benefits from Calgary charity walk; May 2
*CTV News, Indigenous women more likely to face violence if they were a child in care: report; May 2
*Toronto Star, Education students say they're stuck waiting for approval to work as badly needed supply teachers; April 30
*Belleville Intelligencer, Murray Centennial Public School to get 170 new student spaces; May 1
*Globe and Mail, Ontario parents and daycare operators confused about when fees will drop; May 1
