Archives: OPSBA News Posts
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Local Government Week 2025 – October 20 to 24
Local Government Week (LGW) aims to increase youth and public awareness about the important role local government plays in our communities. Please join OPSBA, our member trustees and our education partners in raising civic awareness and promoting the role of trustees among Ontario students.
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2026 Public Education Symposium: Call for Presentation Proposals
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to invite presentation proposals for the 2026 Public Education Symposium (PES), taking place January 23 and 24, 2026, at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. PES will bring together school board trustees, directors of education, supervisory officers and school board staff from across Ontario to network, learn,…
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2025 Healthy Democracy Student Leadership Award Winners
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) are pleased to announce five recipients of the 2025 Healthy Democracy Student Leadership Award! This scholarship is being awarded to one graduating English public school student in each of OPSBA’s regions. AMO’s Healthy Democracy Project promotes the value and reach of Ontario’s municipal…
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OPSBA statement regarding announced supervision of additional school boards
“School board trustees across Ontario take their roles very seriously, particularly their commitment to being financially responsible, transparent, and accountable to the communities and students they serve. As Minister Calandra said, ‘Most boards across the province of Ontario are doing the right thing. They’re managing their budgets properly and supporting students and teachers.’ The Minister’s…
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OPSBA Executive Council set for 2025-26, OPSBA Award winners announced
Toronto, June 17, 2025 – The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) is pleased to announce that Trustee Jan Johnstone of the Bluewater DSB was elected First Vice-President for the remainder of the 2024-25 school year and the 2025-26 school year at its Annual Meeting held on June 13 in Niagara-on-the-Lake. First Vice-President Johnstone steps…
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OPSBA’s 2024-25 Annual Report
Our 2024-25 Annual Report is now available! To read more about our effective advocacy on issues that make a difference for students, please click here.
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Public education system remains under significant financial strain
Per pupil funding improving: this year’s gap at $404 per student Toronto, June 2, 2025 – After years of education funding increases that lagged behind inflation, this year’s 2.64% increase marks a modest step in the right direction. For the second year in a row, education funding in Ontario is projected to increase above the…
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Locally Elected Leadership Matters in Public Education
Toronto, May 29, 2025 – Standardizing some provincial processes can help ensure consistency across Ontario’s education system. When inappropriate activity occurs in school boards, we need to have the appropriate processes in place to address it, and make sure these actions don’t happen again. That said, the fundamental reason for many of the challenges in…
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Take Your MPP to School Week
Take Your MPP to School Week is taking place during and around the week of May 21 to 24 and celebrates the value of local advocacy and collaboration between school board trustees, school boards, and schools and Ontario’s MPPs.
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2025 OPSBA Annual Meeting and Program
The OPSBA Annual Meeting and Program 2025 will take place from June 12 to 14 at Queen’s Landing Hotel in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Registration is now open, see our full program and register through our event site. This year’s theme, Maximizing Impact: Leading with Purpose, Achieving Meaningful Change, will guide a dynamic program featuring keynote speaker Karl…
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Federal Election Priorities
On April 28, 2025, Canadians throughout the country will elect Members of Parliament (MPs). MPs are elected to represent the views of their constituents. The policies of government are far-reaching and affect everyone, whether or not they have children in the school system. While public education is a provincial and territorial government mandate, federal decisions…