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School boards across the Greater Toronto Area are dealing with higher teacher absences driven by the dominant Omicron variant and some boards are struggling to fill those positions.
Ontario is facing a shortage of teachers as many retire or leave the profession. But for many new teachers, it's taking much longer to get certified, forcing them to take casual positions with no guarantee of benefits and much less pay.
The Ontario government is investing $11 million to help reconstruct York Memorial Collegiate Institute, a heritage building destroyed by fire three years ago, Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced Monday.
There's nothing standard about Ontario's provincewide high school math test this year.
There's nothing standard about Ontario's provincewide high school math test this year. Some school boards are asking the province's permission to cancel the Education Quality and Accountability Office's Grade 9 Math Assessment, while others are acting without seeking the government's blessing.