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​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...

​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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) has declared May 27th Education Day in the province of Ontario. On this day, candidates from the four major provincial parties have been invited to share their views and answer questions in local schools throughout...