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All stories in: Stephen Lecce

  • Ontario to expand Holocaust education in Grade 10 History starting in 2025

    The Ontario government is introducing and expanding mandatory Holocaust education in the Grade 10 History curriculum starting in Sept. 2025. This move comes following a...
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  • Cursive writing to make a comeback to Ontario elementary schools this fall

    Cursive writing will be reintroduced to Ontario elementary schools as a mandatory part of the curriculum starting this September. This comes following a report from...
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  • Letters to the editor: Children are not a priority for the Ford government

    Fordists don't care enough about kids to protect them Re Ontario’s school reopening announcement turns into a gong show (NOW Online, January 13). Children may...
    A photo of Doug Ford visiting Kensington Community School in Toronto
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  • Ontario’s school reopening announcement turns into a gong show

    Just when it looked like the Ford government’s response to Omicron couldn’t get any worse, it got worse. Education minister Stephen Lecce and Ontario chief...
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  • Schools set to reopen on Monday despite feared “collapse” of the hospital system

    A handful of anti-vaxxers showed up to “protest” the closing of schools at the home of education minister Stephen Lecce on Monday night. They came...
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  • Doug Ford’s back-to-school plan is sizing up to be another shell game

    As summer turns the corner toward fall, Ontario released its plan for a return to school on Tuesday afternoon. The plan includes a return to school...
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  • School reopening plan ignores death toll

    As long as hospitals are not full we're okay, right? Re Toronto Schools To Reopen On February 16 (NOW Online, February 3). There were 67...
    A photo of Doug Ford visiting Kensington Community School in Toronto
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  • Ontario’s back-to-school plan meets Groundhog Day

    It's beginning to feel like the movie Groundhog Day when it comes to the pandemic from hell that's invaded our lives. Ditto for Stephen Lecce...
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  • Ontario’s new school COVID-19 funds add up to “tweaking”

    The province has announced plans to temporarily certify student teachers set to graduate in 2021 to “stabilize staffing levels” in Ontario schools. The plan was...
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