Toronto, February 25, 2011 - The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is hard pressed to understand the decisions made by the federal government with respect to cuts in funding to Ontario's settlement sector. As the provincial organization representing...

Toronto, March 29, 2011 - The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) views today's budget announcement related to education funding as positive evidence of the provincial government's continued commitment to the value of a strong publicly funded education...

Toronto, May 31, 2011 - The Coalition for Children and Youth Mental Health unites education, mental health, community and health sectors in a movement to promote the priority of social and emotional well-being as a part of healthy child development in Ontario and to...

Toronto, May 17, 2011 - The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) takes a non-partisan approach in its strategies to raise public awareness and engage politicians in issues that focus on the needs and well-being of children and youth. The education...

Toronto, July 15, 2011 - 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 July 9, 2011. During this particularly active year, Catherine Fife has...

Toronto, August 9, 2011 - OPSBA is pleased to announce that the Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (Ophea) has appointed OPSBA's First Vice-President Lori Lukinuk to its Board of Directors. Ophea is currently implementing a new organizational structure...

Toronto, September 20, 2011 - The Ontario Public School Boards' Association has declared September 20th Education Day in the province of Ontario. This evening, candidates from the four major provincial parties have been invited to share their views and answer...

Toronto, October 3, 2011 - There isn't an educator in this province who wouldn't put mental health at the top of their list of issues affecting children and youth. School principals are concerned they don't have adequate ways to help students and families get access...

Toronto, October 14, 2011 - The Ontario Public School Boards' Association appreciates the commitment of all candidates who recently ran for election to Ontario's parliament. We congratulate our new and returning MPPs and extend our thanks to those who have served and...

Toronto, October 20, 2011 - The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) congratulates Laurel Broten on her appointment as Minister of Education and is committed to working with her to solidify the many positive education initiatives that position Ontario as...

Toronto, November 30, 2011 - The Ontario Public School Boards' Association is urging its member boards to support the Canadian Red Cross in its efforts to meet the immediate needs of families in Attawapiskat. With families living in tents or makeshift wooden shelters...

Toronto, March 27, 2012 - The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) www.opsba.org believes that our students, who are our future, must have the stability of a strong and equitable education system. This involves making wise decisions about funding that...

Toronto, April 12, 2012 - Our member boards share a belief that continued stability in our schools and sustained growth in student success are deeply connected. Experience has taught us that sustained labour peace is a critical element in creating the conditions...

Toronto, April 17, 2012 - The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that Catherine Fife is recognized as a respected voice in the province of Ontario on every issue affecting public education and has been fully engaged in creating...

Toronto, May 2, 2012 - Keith Primeau and Ron Ellis are among a group of NHL alumni lending support to new brain injury guides for educators, parents and teens. The guides were created by Dr. Stan Kutcher, MD, FRCPC, the Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental...

Toronto, June 20, 2012 - 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 9, 2012. "This has been a year for intensifying our actions on...

Toronto, August 2, 2012 - The government has told school boards that the memorandum executed with Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA) will be the "road map" they must use in negotiating new labour contracts with teachers and other unions. The OECTA...

​TORONTO, August 15, 2012 - Throughout the recent round of provincial negotiations, school boards have fulfilled their moral and legislative responsibility for student achievement, student safety and well-being. In short, school boards are at the table representing...