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May 2, 2020

Happy birthday! Full funding 35 years old

Premier Bill Davis set Catholic school funding on a new course after much lobbying by advocates such as Cardinal Gerald Emmett Carter, right.

Thirty-five years ago, in July 1985, Catholic education in Ontario took a major step forward when Bill 30 was passed by the Ontario Legislature, granting full public funding to Catholic schools through Grade 13. The battle for equal funding with the public boards was a long one, finally won when Premier Bill Davis, who had rejected the idea in 1971, announced the change in policy in June 1984. Here’s The Catholic Register’s report from its June 23, 1984 edition:

Published in Catholic Education
March 25, 2019

Saskatchewan Catholic board looking to overturn school funding decision

St. Theodore Roman Catholic School in rural Saskatchewan is at the centre of a court case that could impact Catholic school funding.

Catholic educators in Saskatchewan are “cautiously optimistic” that two days of hearings in a Regina courtroom will lead to the overturning of a 2017 ruling that threatened the existence of Catholic schools in the province.

Published in Canada
November 29, 2017

Anti-bullying strategies take different paths

On Nov. 21, students and staff from across the Halton Catholic District School Board gathered for the launch of See the Problem: Be the Solution. A bullying prevention initiative, the campaign is urging students to take action by developing creative public service messages that promote positive school environments.
If a child commits a crime, should a parent do the time?

The city of North Tonawanda, N.Y., thinks yes. Located 24 km north of Buffalo, North Tonawanda passed a law in October stating parents could be sentenced to 15 days in jail if their child violates a city law, including bullying, twice in a 90-day period. 
Published in Canada
July 5, 2016

TCDSB to get huge increase in renewal projects funding

A file photo of Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School in West Toronto from 2009. TCDSB is getting a large injection of cash from the province for renewal projects over the next two years.

TORONTO – Ontario's largest Catholic school board expects a huge increase in funding for renewal projects over the next two years following an injection of capital from the provincial government. 

Published in Education
August 27, 2014

Dufferin-Peel Catholic board honours Mayor Hazel McCallion

Mayor Hazel McCallion received the Catholic Award of Merit from DPCDSB at the August 26 board meeting (Director of Education, John Kostoff to the left and Chair, Mario Pascucci to the right). The Dufferin-Peel Catholic Award of Merit is presented in recognition of outstanding contribution to the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and Catholic education.

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Dufferin-Peel's Catholic school board honoured Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion with its Catholic Award of Merit for her years of dedication to Catholic education and its community. 

Published in Canada