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Media releases
Catherine Fife Acclaimed as Vice-President of the Canadian School Boards Association
2016 5/17 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
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...
NHL Players and OPSBA Lend Support to Brain Injury Education
2016 5/17 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
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...
Catherine Fife Acclaimed as President of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association
2016 5/17 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
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...
Unrealistic deadlines are not good for labour peace
2016 5/17 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
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...
School Boards Protect Students’ Rights
2016 5/17 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
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...
Legislation Does Not Put Students First
2016 5/17 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
Today's announcement of proposed legislation to dictate the terms and processes for labour negotiations in Ontario's public schools attempts to infringe upon the democratic role and historic success of education in this province. The bargaining process currently in...
Michael Barrett Elected President of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association
2016 5/17 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that Michael Barrett has been elected as President of OPSBA at a meeting held on September 22, 2012. As OPSBA's new President, Michael brings to the role a depth of experience both in public...
Let’s Put Our Heads Together
2016 5/17 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
Mental health is the number one issue today in our schools and in our communities. Families, schools and organizations that serve children and youth know they must work and act together to change the world as it is experienced by young people struggling with mental...
The Summit on Children and Youth Mental Health
2016 5/17 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
Moving from Policy to Practice Through Collaboration TORONTO, April 5, 2016 - The stark statistics show 1 in 5 young people struggling with mental health and only 1 in 6 who need help are actually getting that help. The Summit on Children and Youth Mental Health is...
OPSBA joins Peel Board to support families affected by Alberta fires
2016 5/17 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
Toronto, May 12, 2016 - The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is joining the Peel District School Board in asking Ontarians to send urgent support to respond to the needs of children and families in Northern Alberta who have been displaced from their...
Statement from OPSBA President on resolving the current labour impasse
2016 4/15 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
Labour peace is a critical element in creating the conditions necessary for student success in Ontario public schools. School boards strongly believe that successfully negotiated collective agreements are a cornerstone in establishing stability in our schools and...
Lesson learned: schools need deals agreed to by employers and staff
2016 4/15 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) has always been committed to working with our member boards, their employee groups and the government to reach fair and equitable new contracts. Collective bargaining is a process that must lead to an improvement...
OPSBA Welcomes Appointment of Liz Sandals as Minister of Education
2016 4/15 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) congratulates Liz Sandals on her appointment as Minister of Education and looks forward to working with her to build a new relationship, one that will further strengthen the many positive education initiatives that...
OPSBA Welcomes Early Release of 2013-14 GSN
2016 4/15 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) welcomes the provincial government's early release today of the 2013-14 Grants for Student Needs (GSN). OPSBA has taken every available opportunity over the last year to bring education funding issues before the...
Michael Barrett Acclaimed as President of OPSBA
2016 4/15 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that Michael Barrett was acclaimed as President of OPSBA at its Annual General Meeting held on June 8, 2013. "As members of school boards, trustees hold the only democratically elected office...
2013 OPSBA Awards Recipients
2016 4/15 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
TORONTO, June 17, 2013 - The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) Awards Program recognizes outstanding contributions to public education made by individuals from across Ontario. While it is impossible to honour all those dedicated people who make a...
Bill 122, School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014 brings stability to public education
2016 4/15 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
Note: The School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014 was proclaimed on April 24, 2014 and is now in full force. TORONTO, April 8, 2014 - For more than five years, a key priority of the Ontario Public School Boards' Association has been to secure a legislated...
Media releases
Find a Way to Move Forward
2016 5/17 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
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...
Catherine Fife Acclaimed as Vice-President of the Canadian School Boards Association
2016 5/17 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
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...
NHL Players and OPSBA Lend Support to Brain Injury Education
2016 5/17 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
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...
Catherine Fife Acclaimed as President of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association
2016 5/17 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
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...
Unrealistic deadlines are not good for labour peace
2016 5/17 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
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...
School Boards Protect Students’ Rights
2016 5/17 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
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...
Legislation Does Not Put Students First
2016 5/17 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
Today's announcement of proposed legislation to dictate the terms and processes for labour negotiations in Ontario's public schools attempts to infringe upon the democratic role and historic success of education in this province. The bargaining process currently in...
Michael Barrett Elected President of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association
2016 5/17 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that Michael Barrett has been elected as President of OPSBA at a meeting held on September 22, 2012. As OPSBA's new President, Michael brings to the role a depth of experience both in public...
Let’s Put Our Heads Together
2016 5/17 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
Mental health is the number one issue today in our schools and in our communities. Families, schools and organizations that serve children and youth know they must work and act together to change the world as it is experienced by young people struggling with mental...
The Summit on Children and Youth Mental Health
2016 5/17 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
Moving from Policy to Practice Through Collaboration TORONTO, April 5, 2016 - The stark statistics show 1 in 5 young people struggling with mental health and only 1 in 6 who need help are actually getting that help. The Summit on Children and Youth Mental Health is...
OPSBA joins Peel Board to support families affected by Alberta fires
2016 5/17 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
Toronto, May 12, 2016 - The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is joining the Peel District School Board in asking Ontarians to send urgent support to respond to the needs of children and families in Northern Alberta who have been displaced from their...
Statement from OPSBA President on resolving the current labour impasse
2016 4/15 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
Labour peace is a critical element in creating the conditions necessary for student success in Ontario public schools. School boards strongly believe that successfully negotiated collective agreements are a cornerstone in establishing stability in our schools and...
Lesson learned: schools need deals agreed to by employers and staff
2016 4/15 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) has always been committed to working with our member boards, their employee groups and the government to reach fair and equitable new contracts. Collective bargaining is a process that must lead to an improvement...
OPSBA Welcomes Appointment of Liz Sandals as Minister of Education
2016 4/15 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) congratulates Liz Sandals on her appointment as Minister of Education and looks forward to working with her to build a new relationship, one that will further strengthen the many positive education initiatives that...
OPSBA Welcomes Early Release of 2013-14 GSN
2016 4/15 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) welcomes the provincial government's early release today of the 2013-14 Grants for Student Needs (GSN). OPSBA has taken every available opportunity over the last year to bring education funding issues before the...
Michael Barrett Acclaimed as President of OPSBA
2016 4/15 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that Michael Barrett was acclaimed as President of OPSBA at its Annual General Meeting held on June 8, 2013. "As members of school boards, trustees hold the only democratically elected office...
2013 OPSBA Awards Recipients
2016 4/15 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
TORONTO, June 17, 2013 - The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) Awards Program recognizes outstanding contributions to public education made by individuals from across Ontario. While it is impossible to honour all those dedicated people who make a...
Bill 122, School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014 brings stability to public education
2016 4/15 | Hide From Homepage, Media releases
Note: The School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014 was proclaimed on April 24, 2014 and is now in full force. TORONTO, April 8, 2014 - For more than five years, a key priority of the Ontario Public School Boards' Association has been to secure a legislated...
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