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May 2010

• Wanted: Broader Goals - Bolder Vision. These are what Ontario's public education system need to ensure schools equip all students to thrive in the 21st century.

February 2010

• Immediate review of the education funding formula is needed. This integrated funding of services for programs for families and children would result in long-term savings.

January 2010

• People for Education welcomes and looks forward to working with the New Minister of Education, Leona Dombrowsky.

November 2009

• Largest increase in school closings since the 90's points to need for renewed funding formula.

October 2009

• The provinces new early learning plan is going to be great for children and families and over time it will strengthen Ontario’s economy, build social cohesion, allow schools to act as true community hubs and develop a stronger society of engaged citizens.

September 2009

• To the Premier: "Act now to implement a blueprint for major educational reform that will make Ontario the best place there is to raise a child."
• New regulations will result in major changes in Ontario's Education System. No room for public in government consultations.

June 2009

• More than just all day kindergarten. The new plan for Ontario Schools' All Day Early Learning and Care is a great beginning.
• People for Education's 2009 Annual Report on Ontario’s Public Schools, recommends Ontario expand its vision for education beyond test score targets and graduation rates.Creativity, innovation and integration are the basis for a renewed vision for education in Ontario.
• School Information Finder Unanimous Letter.  Every education stakeholder agrees site should come down.

May 2009

• Education Road Trip comes to Sudbury. Public "think tank" builds vision for education in the 21st century.
• Letter to the Premier and the Minister of Education about the School Information Finder website.
• 146 schools are closing or recommended to close in Ontario. A further 16 schools closed in 2008. Over 100 more are undergoing accommodation reviews.
• Telling Tales Event. Steven Page hosts benefit for public education and the arts in schools.

April 2009

• Kingston - Home to First Public "think tank" on Education in the 21st Century.

January 2009

• School libraries have the potential to transform schools, but must posses ten essential ingredients to qualify as "exemplary."
• Enough reports - it's time to act. People for Education's urban/suburban school recommendations bring unprecedented unanimity.

November 2008

• Schools at the Centre will bring together new ideas, new examples, new voices and a new website to design a broader vision for education in the 21st century.

October 2008

• Economic crash, environmental crisis, demographic transformation. IT’S TIME TO RE-THINK OUR SCHOOLS. Canada is at a crossroads: its population, its economy and its very environment are being transformed - and it's going to take more than being good at reading and math to thrive in the 21st century.
  

September 2008

• Back to school help available from People for Education - parents' group provides support, advice to parents as well as tip sheets in many languages.

August 2008

• Updated information from People for Education shows that there are 77 schools slated or recommended to close in Ontario, and a further 129 reviews in progress.