There are many things happening on the education front - some better publicized than others.
The province wants to
hear from parents and community members about the elementary curriculum (they just forgot to publicize the consultation);
Bill 177 is going to undergo two days of public hearings in Toronto; and the Ministry hired a market research company to
survey parents about the School Information Finder on the Ministry of Education website.
There have also been some fairly cranky
meetings with the Provincial Education Partnership Table about the Information Finder, and all four provincial parent groups wrote
a letter to the Minister of Education clarifying their concern about the Finder being described as a tool for "parent engagement."
Next week - more consultations on the Information Finder, maybe there will be news about the province's plans for all day early learning and child care and we'll be putting the finishing touches on the agenda for our
November 7th provincial conference.