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Welcome to the news source of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), Canada's largest public school board.

This section includes all media releases and web stories on events at our Board.

Statement from Chair Robin Pilkey on Health & Physical Education Curriculum

Since the government first indicated that they were changing the Health and Physical Education curriculum, the TDSB has been concerned about whether students would still learn about topics such as gender identity, sexual orientation, online ...
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
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TDSB Appoints Two New Trustees

Trustees with the Toronto District School Board have appointed two new Trustees. During a special meeting today, Trustees appointed Fowzia Mahamed as the new Trustee for Ward 2 (Etobicoke Centre) and Alexis Dawson as the new Trustee for Ward 9 ...
Thursday, August 16, 2018
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TDSB Approves New Trustee Ward Boundaries

During a Special Board meeting this evening, Trustees with the Toronto District School Board approved a new realignment plan for Trustee ward boundaries. The realignment follows last month’s introduction of legislation by the Government ...
Thursday, August 9, 2018
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Statement Re: Criminal Charge in Death of Jeremiah Perry

Today’s criminal charges limit what we can comment on, however we can say that we hold Jeremiah’s family in our thoughts at this difficult time and we will continue to support them in any way we can. We remain deeply troubled by our ...
Thursday, July 26, 2018
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Statement re: Violence on the Danforth

We are deeply saddened by the senseless tragedy in Toronto’s Danforth community last night. Our thoughts are with the victims and their loved ones, the first responders and all those impacted by this violence. We are hopeful for a quick ...
Monday, July 23, 2018
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Statement Re: Health & Physical Education Curriculum

The Ministry of Education recently announced that beginning in September 2018, the province’s Health and Physical Education curriculum from 1998 will be reintroduced to all schools, replacing the revised curriculum that was implemented ...
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
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TDSB Appoints New Associate Directors

Today, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) appointed three outstanding educational leaders to the roles of Associate Director. The three newly-created senior leadership roles are part of larger structural changes to the TDSB’s ...
Thursday, June 28, 2018
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TDSB Ward Vacancies

Note: The deadline to submit an application was Friday, July 20, 2018. The successful candidates will be appointed at a meeting of the Board in August.  Trustee Chris Glover and Trustee Marit Stiles were elected as Members of ...
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
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Statement Re: Passing of Dr. Edward (Ned) McKeown, Former Director of Education

The Toronto District School Board community was saddened to hear of the death of Dr. Edward (Ned) McKeown, a long-serving educator who was a part of the Toronto Board of Education (one of the TDSB's legacy boards) for 33 years, including 15 ...
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
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TDSB Partners with City of Toronto for Filming Pilot

The City of Toronto, in collaboration with the Toronto District School Board and the local screen industry, is launching a new pilot program called xoTO Schools. It will enable enhanced access for location filming at 11 pre-approved TDSB ...
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
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