TORONTO - If Ontario's Catholic schools are struggling to stay afloat in turbulent waters, it would seem that half the time Catholics are stirring up the waves themselves. At a two-day conference dealing with the subject Nov. 24-25, leaders of the provincial separate school system struggled with how to overcome differences and face external challenges united.
Trustee orientation session set
By Catholic Register StaffTORONTO - With the elections out of the way, Ontario's new Catholic trustees will be shown the ropes of their job Jan. 12-13 in Toronto.
Toronto School Board seeks creative solutions to financial woes
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
The Jolly Green Giant used to urge us all to "Look up, look waaay up." The Toronto Catholic District School Board is looking up into the air above some of it's old, crumbling and underpopulated schools and hoping to see some new money.
'Absolutely excellent times' for Catholic education
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
The Catholic presence on university campuses across Canada has often been reported as a tale of woe. Many Catholics have gotten used to the idea of their colleges as second-class citizens of the academy — intellectually suspect and financially under capitalized.
Complete list of Ontario School Board Trustees
By Vanessa Bertone, The Catholic Register
TORONTO - The saying "out with the old, in with the new" did not seem to apply to Catholic school board trustee elections on Nov. 13, since almost all "the old" were re-elected, while "the new" were reluctantly given a chance.
Hamilton board takes special needs award
By Vanessa Bertone, The Catholic Register
The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic School Board received the Marsha Forest Centre Rose Quartz Warrior Award on Oct. 30 for being the first school board in the world to include special needs students in its regular classrooms. The last program which separated special needs students closed down in 1969. King's College opens Catholic-Jewish centre
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
Dialogue interruptus may be the norm in a world crammed with distractions, but this interruption was 40 years.
Catholic board set to sue ministry of education
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
TORONTO - The Toronto Catholic District School Board is asking a judge to solve half its $34- million deficit problem.Noel Martin steps up for Catholic education again
By Catholic Register Staff
TORONTO - Noel Martin thinks 42 years in Catholic education is not enough of a good thing. So he’s come back for more.