A Thames Valley trustee who championed a bus pass pilot project is hopeful it will go forward despite hitting a series of speedbumps.
LFP's Jack Moulton digs into what led to city council taking direct control over the London's bus service.
Thames Valley District school board is cutting dozens of staff who support teachers and students due to provincial funding “uncertainties.”
The Thames Valley District school board is cutting dozens of staff who support teachers and students amid what the cash-strapped organization’s top official calls provincial funding “uncertainties.” There will be 59 jobs in “learning support services” slashed amid ongoing spending cuts for the London-based board, which has a deficit of $16.6 million on an annual […]
A Free Press reader says it's time to clean house at the Thames Valley District school board, with "their skewed priorities."
A London-area union has launched a petition to raise expectations of London-area students and allow educators to evaluate students honestly.
A 12-year-old Indigenous student hasn’t returned to her London classroom for months since being handed a quiz that even Thames Valley District school board officials are calling “harmful” and “triggering.”
The cash-strapped Thames Valley District school board spent more than $300,000 in legal fees in February, its latest financial figures show, and it’s not saying why. “If you are looking for information on this matter, you will need to submit an FOI (Freedom of Information) request,” a spokesperson for the board said in an email. […]
The chair of the London District Catholic school board says he has declined an invitation to a conference at a Southwestern Ontario casino’s hotel this spring. Hosted by Ontario Catholic Supervisory Officers’ Association, the conference is being held May 14 to 16 at Caesars Windsor hotel. “If it’s a trustees’ conference without professional development, I […]
Thames Valley’s education director refused to respond to questions from chair Beth Mail about the details of a senior administration retreat
More details emerge about Thames Valley District school board's use of a damage-control consulting firm that was paid more than $225,000.
The public silence from London trustees during a Thames Valley District school board scandal that re-ignited with the exits of its top officials amid leaves of absence by other administrators is unacceptable, a political observer says.