​Toronto, June 15, 2009- The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that Colleen Schenk was re-elected as President of OPSBA at the Annual General Meeting held on June 13, 2009.In her acceptance speech to the membership, Colleen...

​Toronto, June 17, 2009- The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that Grace Fox, a trustee with the Rainbow District School Board, has been reaffirmed as the Association's First Nations Director. Now serving for a fourth term,...

​Toronto, July 29, 2009- The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) viewed with interest the stories that have recently appeared in a number of Ontario newspapers highlighting the newly formed Community Schools Alliance, an initiative of Mayor Doug...

  Toronto, October 1, 2009- The Ontario Public School Boards' Association has been monitoring reactions to Bill 177 (An Act to amend the Education Act with respect to student achievement, school board governance and certain other matters) which is currently at the...

Toronto, October 27, 2009- Every child deserves the best possible start. The Premier's announcement today launches the first phase of an extended and integrated full-day early learning program for four- and five-year old children in Ontario. It is a commitment to the...

 Toronto, February 12, 2009- The decision by the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) to accept a $700 million funding package is good news for elementary teachers, students and their parents.ETFO's positive move on this four-year proposal means improved...

Toronto, December 16, 2009 -Yesterday, Bill 177, the Student Achievement and School Board Governance Act received Royal Assent. This concludes a legislative process that began over a year ago with the creation of a Governance Review Committee (GRC) and consultation...

Toronto, December 17, 2009 - Earlier this year, the Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) released a Discussion Paper entitled: What If? Technology in the 21st Century Classroom. As school trustees, we want to be part of developing a provincial vision and...

Toronto, June 7, 2010- The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that Catherine Fife was acclaimed as President of OPSBA at the Annual General Meeting held on June 5, 2010.Since 2007, Catherine has served as Vice-President. She has...

​ Toronto, July 20, 2010 - School boards make sound policy decisions based on current, accurate, and reliable data. The federal government's recent decision to eliminate the census's mandatory long form questionnaire undermines access to a whole range of valid...

Toronto, September 1, 2010 - The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that Bruce Stonefish, a trustee with the Lambton Kent District School Board, has been elected as the Association's First Nations Director. Bruce will be supported...

Toronto, September 7, 2010 - With more than one-fifth of Pakistan flooded, and 17 million people affected, the area has become a major focus of worldwide humanitarian relief efforts. According to the Government of Pakistan, more than 1,600 people have died. Millions...

​Toronto, September 10, 2010 - On February 1, 1990, ABC World News Tonight aired a five-minute newscast on "The Best School System in the World" which featured Ontario and was viewed by 20 million viewers all over North America. Bill Blakemore, a reporter for ABC...

Toronto, September 16, 2010 -"In a very real sense our challenge is not about machines and devices; it is about what learning should look like in the 21st century classroom," said Catherine Fife, president of the Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA). "For...

​Toronto, October 14, 2010 -Canadians have been electing their peers to local school boards for more than two hundred years. Local school trustees are our neighbours. They come from all walks of life. They are parents, business people, professionals, tradespeople, and...

​Toronto, November 16, 2010 - Shannen Koostachin was a youth leader in Attawapiskat. She came to national attention through her struggle to get the federal government to build a school in her James Bay community. Last May, Shannen died in a tragic road accident. For...

​Toronto, December 15, 2010 -The Ontario Public School Boards' Association wholeheartedly embraces the fundamental importance of full-day early learning. It is a commitment to the children of the province to provide a solid foundation for success in school and in...

​Toronto, February 8, 2011 -"We commend Bell for taking corporate leadership in beginning a national and very vital conversation about mental health through its Let's Talk campaign," said Catherine Fife, president of OPSBA. "OPSBA advocates particularly for conditions...