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Welcome to the news source of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), Canada's largest public school board.

This section includes all media releases and web stories on events at our Board.

They Built their First Real Six-String

They Built their First Real Six-String

An innovative new interdisciplinary course has been a smash hit at Yorkdale SS. Two teachers--one music, one wood-working-- joined together to develop and offer a “Guitar-Making” course to a class of students enrolled in the...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
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Let’s Talk: Mental Health and Well-Being

Dunlace PS has a Kindness Club. Newtonbrook SS has a Mental Health Committee. At Lambton-Kingsway JMS, staff connect about improving student engagement. At George B. Little PS, the youth wellness committee created a wellness mural to raise...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
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Three TDSB Educators Recognized as Canada’s Outstanding Principals for 2019

Three Toronto District School Board (TDSB) Principals have been recognized by The Learning Partnership as being among Canada’s Outstanding Principals of 2019. The winning TDSB Principals are: Harpreet Ghuman, Crescent Town ES ...
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
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Portrait of Canadian Olympic Champion Penny Oleksiak Unveiled

Portrait of Canadian Olympic Champion Penny Oleksiak Unveiled

During the 2016 Olympic Games, Penny Oleksiak became the first Canadian to win four medals in the same Summer Games and the country's youngest Olympic champion. She won gold in the 100m freestyle, silver in the 100m butterfly, two bronze...
Monday, January 21, 2019

TDSB Recognizes Tamil Heritage Month

The TDSB is celebrating Tamil Heritage Month in January 2019 with the theme of “Remembrance. Resilience. Recognition.” In October 2016, the House of Commons voted unanimously to recognize every January as Tamil Heritage Month. This...
Thursday, December 27, 2018
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December 21, 2018 Ministry of Education Program Funding Announcements

Updated December 22, 2018 On December 21, 2018 the TDSB received further memos from the Ministry regarding the status of Education Program Other (EPO) grants. The TDSB also received Ministry announcements relating to Parents Reaching Out (PRO)...
Saturday, December 22, 2018
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Ministry of Education Cuts Specialized Program Grants – Impact on the Toronto District School Board

On Friday, December 14, the Ministry of Education announced that $25 million in Specialized Program Grants funding would be cut, affecting all Ontario school boards. Given the timing of this notification from the Ministry, Toronto District School...
Friday, December 21, 2018
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AY Jackson Holiday Hampers: Putting Others First

In 2017-18, as I experienced my first school year as Principal at AY Jackson Secondary School, I came to realize the impact that the school students and staff had on our immediate community through our outreach initiatives. This...
Friday, December 21, 2018
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TDSB Submission to the Ministry of Education’s Consultation

The TDSB has submitted feedback to the Ministry of Education’s Consultation: Education in Ontario. The consultation, which closes on December 15, was open to students, parents, staff and organizations to share their feedback on education...
Friday, December 14, 2018
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Robin Pilkey Acclaimed TDSB Chair

Robin Pilkey was acclaimed Chair of the Toronto District School Board during this evening’s annual Organizational Board meeting. Trustee Chris Moise was acclaimed Vice Chair. First elected as Trustee for Ward 7 (Parkdale-High Park) in...
Monday, December 3, 2018
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