Welcome to the Canadian National Multilingual News Group (CNMNG). This is a project made possible through funding by Canadian Heritage. CNMNG aims to gather news researched and written by a corps of Canadian-based journalists/writers from the country’s multilingual community groups. The overall goal is to inform, analyze and critique the issues of the day in a professional manner and to provide that to publishers and editors active in the ethnocultural-multilingual press and media whose experience provides them with a perspective that is sensitive to news relevant to their own language group.
TORONTO – Un volto familiare ritorna allo York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB). In una riunione straordinaria questa sera (4 ottobre), Frank S.D. Alexander riceverà ufficialmente l’incarico dallo YCDSB come fiduciario scolastico per l’area 2 di Markham. La sua nomina alla carica segue un processo di domanda/valutazione di 6 settimane per assegnare il posto vacante lasciato dall’ex fiduciario, James Ecker…
A familiar face returns to the York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB). At a Special Board Meeting on October 4, Frank S.D. Alexander will be officially commissioned by the YCDSB as a Trustee for Markham Area 2. His appointment to the position follows a 6-week application/vetting process to fill the vacancy left by former Trustee, James Ecker.
Education leads to better understanding. In this regard, the Ontario Government is making changes to strengthen mandatory Indigenous-focused learning in school curriculum.
The announcement comes during the same week that Canada marks the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. In addition to the existing funding for the 2021-2022 academic year, the Ministry announced the investment of nearly $24 million in funding to provide supportive, culturally appropriate and safe education for Indigenous students.
We publish a letter by Phil Hornak, a member of the TCDSB Parent Coouncils, which points out a series of issues that worry the families of students attending Catholic Schools in Toronto.
TORONTO – TCDSB staffing and contractors have been added and established to lay the cover deemed required in this less than genuine operation. The Parent Engagement Group, Integrity Commissioner and Social Media Group are excellent examples of these type of initiatives. Look and sound nice but facilitates what? How many parents are actually being reached by the schools or Board? →
TORONTO – Il nostro giornale segue e commenta le questioni emerse dalle vicende dei consigli per l’istruzione pubblica con un’attenzione e una frequenza che non hanno eguali in altre pubblicazioni. Non siamo immodesti. Le questioni politiche vanno e vengono ma il contesto etico e di competenze del futuro dei nostri figli è alla base di ogni società. Come genitori, non rinunciamo mai ai nostri obblighi nei confronti dei figli e affidiamo solo a malincuore le loro cure temporanee a coloro che sposano valori come i nostri…
