Media and Resources

​ Toronto, July 20, 2010 - School boards make sound policy decisions based on current, accurate, and reliable data. The federal government's recent decision to eliminate the census's mandatory long form questionnaire undermines access to a whole range of valid...

Toronto, September 1, 2010 - The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that Bruce Stonefish, a trustee with the Lambton Kent District School Board, has been elected as the Association's First Nations Director. Bruce will be supported...

Toronto, September 7, 2010 - With more than one-fifth of Pakistan flooded, and 17 million people affected, the area has become a major focus of worldwide humanitarian relief efforts. According to the Government of Pakistan, more than 1,600 people have died. Millions...

​Toronto, September 10, 2010 - On February 1, 1990, ABC World News Tonight aired a five-minute newscast on "The Best School System in the World" which featured Ontario and was viewed by 20 million viewers all over North America. Bill Blakemore, a reporter for ABC...

Toronto, September 16, 2010 -"In a very real sense our challenge is not about machines and devices; it is about what learning should look like in the 21st century classroom," said Catherine Fife, president of the Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA). "For...

​Toronto, October 14, 2010 -Canadians have been electing their peers to local school boards for more than two hundred years. Local school trustees are our neighbours. They come from all walks of life. They are parents, business people, professionals, tradespeople, and...

​Toronto, November 16, 2010 - Shannen Koostachin was a youth leader in Attawapiskat. She came to national attention through her struggle to get the federal government to build a school in her James Bay community. Last May, Shannen died in a tragic road accident. For...

​Toronto, December 15, 2010 -The Ontario Public School Boards' Association wholeheartedly embraces the fundamental importance of full-day early learning. It is a commitment to the children of the province to provide a solid foundation for success in school and in...

​Toronto, February 8, 2011 -"We commend Bell for taking corporate leadership in beginning a national and very vital conversation about mental health through its Let's Talk campaign," said Catherine Fife, president of OPSBA. "OPSBA advocates particularly for conditions...

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...