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Source: Kristin Rushowy Education Reporter Parentcentral.ca

Two Catholic trustees did not have a conflict of interest when they took part and voted on the board’s budget despite having children employed by the board, their lawyer argued Wednesday in Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice.

“It’s crazy to suggest that there’s some outrageous pecuniary conflict here,” [...]

Sébastien Ménard – Le Journal de Montréal

«Il faut cesser d’éduquer les gars comme des filles», lance Yvan Valence, directeur de l’école Sainte-Marguerite, à Magog. © Le Journal de Montréal

MAGOG | À quelques jours de la retraite, un directeur d’école qui a dirigé 13 établissements au cours de sa carrière demeure [...]

Paul Journet La Presse

La Cour supérieure du Québec a autorisé la semaine dernière un recours collectif contre la commission scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries, en Montérégie. Des parents se plaignent d’avoir dû payer pour des romans et d’autres fournitures scolaires qui auraient dû être gratuites, selon eux.

Le recours se fonde sur la Loi sur [...]

When south shore Grandes Seigneuries school board declared that – until it was contested in court – it could simply continue charging an illegal textbook tax to thousands of students, one of its own elected commissioners stepped up to the plate to challenge the board’s contempt for the law by launching a class-action lawsuit [...]

Source: Montreal Gazette Brenda Branswell

The English Montreal School Board has named its second director-general in five months.

The board announced yesterday that it had appointed Robert Stocker to the position.

Stocker had been the board’s director of financial services since 1999. He was appointed deputy director-general in February.

He takes over at the [...]

Source: EMSB Press release

MONTREAL,  JUNE 22, 2010 – English Montreal School Board (EMSB) Chairman Angela Mancini has announced the appointment of Robert Stocker as the new director general, effective July 10. Mr. Stocker will succeed Mario Tirelli, who is retiring.

Mr. Stocker was appointed deputy director general of the EMSB in February, after [...]

Source: Journal de Montréal Sébastien Ménard

Même si les écoles publiques accueillent aujourd’hui 140 000 élèves de moins qu’il y a dix ans, les commissions scolaires comptent 700 cadres de plus qu’au début des années 2000.

Des tableaux obtenus par le Journal révèlent que les commissions scolaires employaient 6 460 gestionnaires, en 2008-2009. Cela [...]

Source: Journal de Montréal Sébastien Ménard

« Il y a beaucoup d’argent qui se perd en éducation. On n’en manque pas, c’est juste qu’il est mal dépensé. »

La présidente de la Fédération québécoise des directions d’établissement d’enseignement, Chantal Longpré, ne mâche pas ses mots pour critiquer l’augmentation du nombre de gestionnaires dans les [...]

Ridiculous CSDGS appeal DISMISSED with COSTS

In an attempt to disqualify an elected commissioner for leading a class action lawsuit over his respective school board’s (Commission scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries)illegal activities, the Court of Appeal agreed with the Superior Court judgment that a commissioner has the right to sue his own school board.

The school [...]

Source: CTV Montreal

A grade ten provincial history exam is receiving failing marks with some critics who say the test is not only flawed, but propagandist by focusing on the vision of Quebec as a nation.

Former teachers’ union head and retired teacher Jim Wilson said he wrote a scathing letter to the Department [...]