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Craig Clark
02 Dec 2019

Hamilton public schools could strike for one day on Wednesday

The Ontario Secondary School Teacher’s Federation (OSSTF) proposed a one-day strike for Wednesday, December 4th that would close many schools across Ontario including public high schools in the Hami...

Craig Clark
26 Nov 2019

Hamilton public school teachers to start work-to-rule job action

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board elementary and secondary teachers will join the rest of Ontario’s public school teachers and start work-to-rule campaigns on Tuesday. As developments c...

Oluseyi Olomodosi
22 Nov 2019

Hamilton teachers given special exemption to allow them to attend bullying training

Further demonstrating their commitment to improving the safety of Hamilton’s schools, HWDSB staff have opted to go ahead with their anti-bullying PA day training despite the upcoming elementary scho...

Oluseyi Olomodosi
19 Nov 2019

HWDSB will be training staff and teachers on bullying prevention

On November 29th, students across Ontario will have the day off while teachers and staff with the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) will receive training on bullying prevention. While ...

Michael Kras
11 Nov 2019

Hamilton will see up to 30cm of major snowfall today

The fleeting fall foliage is getting overtaken by winter’s chill a little early this year, as Hamilton is seeing a sudden and sizeable snowfall that’s expected to really pile up by the end of the ...

Bennett Swan
29 Oct 2019

Hamilton’s Catholic School Board continues to struggle with class sizes

Since the change in provincial government, there has been an effort across Ontario school boards to increase class sizes. This effort has taken it’s toll on thousands of teachers. Some have been...

Michael Kras
07 Oct 2019

Hamilton schools avoid strike as provincial deal is reached

Schools in Hamilton and across Ontario are thankfully remaining open this week, after a tentative deal was reached with the province and the impending strike across school boards was averted down-to-t...

Bennett Swan
27 Sep 2019

Hamilton school board to add new Indigenous student trustee position

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Boards are adding a third student trustee to the board’s governance table, this time as a representative for Indigenous students. This new position was unanimo...

Robert
09 Oct 2018

Trump’s tariffs will affect Hamilton’s new schools

Hamilton is constantly growing. As more homes are built and new residents move in, the city has to build new schools in order to provide the best education possible for Hamilton’s youth. Plans to bu...

Robert
04 Sep 2018

Back to school heat warning

Book bags were packed, lunches were made and the school bus has come and gone. School is officially in session across Hamilton but that doesn’t mean the summer weather is letting up any time soon. A...