Archives: OPSBA News Posts
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OPSBA reaffirms commitment to action on Anti-Black Racism in Ontario’s public education system
Toronto, March 27, 2025 – The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) strongly supports the recommendations outlined within the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s (OHRC) new report Dreams Delayed: Addressing Systemic Anti-Black Racism and Discrimination in Ontario’s Public Education System. “Black students, like all students, deserve to be educated in identity-affirming and inspiring learning environments where…
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2025 Healthy Democracy Student Leadership Award
The Healthy Democracy Student Leadership Award, a partnership between the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) and OPSBA, is being awarded in the amount of $1,000 to one graduating English public school student in each of OPSBA’s five regions. Scholarship recipients are students with leadership skills and potential, who care deeply about their communities and furthering…
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2025 Education Labour Relations and Human Resources Symposium (LRS)
May 1 and 2, 2025, at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto Positive Workplaces: HR and Labour Relations Practices That Support Employee Wellness and Success OPSBA’s annual Education Labour Relations and Human Resources Symposium is designed to provide professional development in the areas of labour relations and human resources to trustees, directors of education, senior human…
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2025 OPSBA Awards
Do you know someone extraordinary—be it a teacher, education worker, school administrator, trustee, student, or community member—whose exceptional contributions deserve recognition for making a significant impact in their local school or community? Nominations for the 2025 Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Awards are now open! Don’t miss the chance to highlight and celebrate those…
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Keep public education in mind when voting this February
As Ontarians prepare to head to the polls on February 27, I urge voters to make public education a priority. The choices we make in this election will shape the future of our students, workforce, and communities, especially in a time of very real threats from our neighbours to the south. Public education is the…
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2025 Provincial Election – February 27, 2025
As a non-partisan association, we advocate for the voice of Ontario’s English public school boards on the diverse range of issues that affect students and communities, regardless of which political party forms government. Throughout the provincial election campaign, we encourage parents, students, seniors, and other members of school communities to learn about the issues impacting…