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Literacy Day countdown begins	1/24/2008 2:06 PM
Dozens of children at Willow Park Junior Public School in east Toronto were entertained for about half an hour this morning by Canadian children's author Robert Munsch.
Staff approval opens way to black-focused school	1/24/2008 2:30 AM
Toronto should open its first black-focused public school in the fall of 2009, says a staff report aimed at improving academic achievement among students of colour.
Q&A: Post-secondary education	12/13/2007 1:08 PM
Our experts answered your questions about choosing a program and saving, planning and paying for post-secondary education. Read the archive of the Q&A.
ESL funds used to heat schools	6/13/2007 2:30 AM
The Toronto public school board receives $84 million for English as a second language, but spends only half of that on ESL programs.
Drop-in program gives kids a boost	4/2/2007 2:30 AM
The numbers were startling: Almost two-thirds of the youngest students at Bramalea's St. John Fisher Elementary School were at risk for failing and didn't meet basic literacy skills, struggling to identify letters, sounds and simple words.
Durham school board, union agree to talks	3/28/2007 5:07 PM
The Durham school board and its support staff union head back to the table Friday for four days of mediation.
Council issues 'call to action'	3/27/2007 2:30 AM
A new report urging the government to fund early childhood development centres across the country is "a call to action to every Canadian," says Charles Coffey, retired vice-president of RBC Financial Group.
Schools suspend fewer students	3/27/2007 2:30 AM
Mandatory uniforms, more calls to parents and a "reflection room" where bad actors spend recess learning social skills, have cut suspensions at one Jane-Finch grade school to just 10 children in 2005-06 from 75 a few years ago.
Threat of violence sparked penalty	3/27/2007 2:30 AM
A tip that an Internet site contained threats of physical violence against an east-end high school vice-principal led to a police probe and the school's swift suspension of five students.