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S. Ontario school board denies 10-yr-old access to high school

Windsor - Ontario's Minister of Education, Leona Dombrowsky, is backing the Windsor school board's decision to keep a 10-year-old student stuck in grade six, even though the boy has already completed the eighth grade.

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Ontario universities urged to move more classes online

A report before the ministry of post-secondary education says a third of courses in Ontario's colleges and universities should be moved from the classroom to the internet.

Dalton McGuinty pitches wage freeze to teachers on YouTube

Premier Dalton McGuinty, in a YouTube video, asks Ontario's teachers to "do their part" to help slow down spending and protect education in the province.

'Gay-straight alliances' get green light under Ontario bill

Students would be able to call anti-homophobic clubs "gay-straight alliances" under changes to proposed legislation that previously allowed principals to veto the name, Ontario's Education Minister Laurel Broten announced Friday.

Flaherty accused of putting business before health care

Ontario's treasurer is accusing federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty of putting tax breaks for big corporations who buy box seats at hockey games ahead of health care and education.

Cuts to N.S. librarians match trend seen in Ontario

A Nova Scotia school board's proposal to cut all of its librarians to balance its books highlights a larger trend at some Canadian schools as libraries become victims of continued budget cuts, a development that some argue is having an impact on the quality of children's education.