Education

Public-health measures are changing how classrooms function — and creating new challenges for kids who are deaf and hard of hearing.

TVO.org speaks with three teachers about the province’s reopening plan, their concerns about the upcoming term — and how they’ll be trying to keep their kids safe.

OPINION: Learning pods hold the promise of safer schooling during a pandemic. But the larger move toward education privatization undermines democratic commitments to equity, equality, and inclusion.

OPINION: My four-year-old is heading back to school. I am trying to remain calm. I am not always succeeding.

Many Ontarians are worried about the government’s school-reopening plan — so some are opting to swap the province's curriculum for their own.

School reopening presents a real threat for First Nations communities, where education has historically been underfunded. Biigtigong Nishnaabeg, still waiting for federal dollars, is turning to land-based learning.

On top of the regular back-to-school stress, students are dealing with a pandemic. So public and Catholic boards in Hamilton and Niagara Region are working to support their mental well-being.

Lagging internet. Fewer board staff. Funding disparities. In the James Bay area, schools face a specific set of challenges heading into the year.

Ontario’s back-to-school plan doesn’t accommodate students with disabilities, advocates say — and offers more evidence that they have been forgotten throughout the pandemic.

More than 830,000 children in the province rely on school buses. Are the government's busing guidelines putting their health at risk?