What Happens to TDSB’s $20 Billion Worth of Land Under Provincial Supervision?
The Toronto District School Board is one of the city’s largest landowners. When the province took over the board, it also took over its subsidiary that manages its properties—and it’s not saying what’s next.
The Future, According to the Class of 2026
We spent our teen years under COVID lockdowns, and now face an uncertain path shaped by climate change, AI, and shifting geopolitics. But my fellow students and I are holding out hope for better days ahead.
When You’re Afraid That Your Classmate Is a Spy
From death threats to surveillance and intimidation by their government, Chinese students at Canadian universities feel the chill of transnational repression.
‘One of the Most Egregious Interventions in University Autonomy We’ve Ever Seen’
Ontario’s Bill 33 mandates merit-based admissions and gives the province unprecedented power over university and college operations. Is it part of a broader right-wing crackdown on campuses?
The Humanities Aren’t Dead Yet
Enrollment in the liberal arts has been in freefall for years. But despite apocalyptic declarations about the end of the humanities, in my own classroom I see signs of life.
Ontario’s Post-Secondary Education Crisis in Five Figures
Stagnant provincial funding, a domestic tuition freeze, cuts to international students, and expensive capital projects—the numbers behind the emergency in higher education.
What Is Higher Education For?
From a financial crisis, to political, social, and technological upheaval, the province’s universities and colleges are in a moment of profound change.
New Data Shows Dramatic Rise in Non-Teachers Filling in at TDSB Schools
Records obtained by The Local reveal the TDSB's use of unqualified emergency replacements jumped more than 1,100 percent since COVID.
Takeover of GTA School Boards—Your Questions Answered
What we know about the province’s supervision of GTA school boards, so far.
Inside the Takeover of Toronto-Area School Boards
The province says its decision to put multiple school boards under supervision is about restoring financial stability. But observers see a larger play for power.
At Toronto’s Catholic Schools, Students Twice as Likely to Opt Out of Mandatory Measles Vaccine
In the midst of a measles outbreak, data analysis by The Local finds that 15 of the 20 schools with the highest vaccine exemption rates are in the Catholic boards.
Understanding the TDSB’s Budget Woes in Five Charts
The province says the school board has a spending problem. The board says it’s chronically underfunded. We sort through the numbers.
‘It’s Never-Ending’—Another By-Election in Don Valley West
Candidates for TDSB trustee in Ward 11 are up against winter weather and election fatigue in a ward that will have four votes in less than a year.
How Ontario Sleepwalked into a Crisis in Higher Education
After years of underfunding, the province’s colleges and universities are now in financial free fall—slashing staff, cutting programs, and shuttering campuses.
Province Invests $1.3 Billion in New Schools—Just Not in Toronto
The Tories will fund 45 school building projects across Ontario—and not a single one in the TDSB, the biggest board in the province. Critics say the opaque process puts politics over students.
After the International Student Gold Rush
Foreign students were harmed by the policies that brought them here, and they’re being harmed once again by the policies shutting them out.
A Long-Brewing Crisis in Special Education
Parents and teachers say schools are underfunded and understaffed, kids are being “abandoned” in mainstream classrooms in the name of inclusion, and neither the TDSB nor the province will take responsibility.
Trouble in the Principal’s Office
The problems in Toronto schools end up in the office, where principals and vice-principals say they’re overwhelmed and struggling to keep up.
Fewer Caretakers, Dirtier Schools
Sticky floors, rodent infestations, uncleared ice, overflowing toilets—Toronto schools are showing the effects of years of slashing caretaker jobs.
How Decades of Underfunding Eroded Toronto’s Schools
In the largest city in one of the richest countries, Toronto's public school system should be world class. So why are students heading back to school in crumbling buildings without enough staff to meet their needs?