Stephen Lecce – Morrisburg Leader

UCDSB trustees concerned over potential changes to remote learning

April 15, 2021 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

BROCKVILLE – A proposed plan by the province’s Ministry of Education to retain and expand the remote learning options put in place to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic has raised the ire of provincial school […]

Editorial – Move or cancel Spring Break

February 11, 2021 Editor

Nearly two months after the Christmas Break, Ontario is just beginning to reopen from lock-downs and Stay-at-Home orders. Tens of thousands of businesses remain shut. Over a million students are just this week returning to […]

Province announces back-to-school for students in EOHU region

January 28, 2021 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

SOUTH DUNDAS – Students living within the Eastern Ontario Health Unit region can begin to return to in-class learning starting February 1st. Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced via a press release Thursday morning that students […]

Editorial – Government responsible too

January 21, 2021 Editor

Last week’s editorial said that people have to do better and that there is personal responsibility that we all must bear for adhering to public health guidelines while dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Everyone has […]

Province extends elementary at-home learning two weeks

January 7, 2021 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

TORONTO – Elementary students in Ontario will be learning from home for two additional weeks. The provincial government announced this afternoon (January 7th) that Kindergarten to Grade 8 students who were slated to return to […]

Education disarray at SDG Counties Council

November 19, 2020 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

SDG – Work to prepare a rural education plan from SDG Counties to the province is taking place, but it became apparent at the November 16th monthly Counties Council meeting that not all municipalities are […]

Editorial – A plan for all SDG?

November 19, 2020 Editor

The pandemic is already stressing out parents of school-aged children beyond what anyone imagined. If parents needed something more to be concerned about, we have something for you. How about bringing back the school closure […]

Province adding $500 million for return to school

August 13, 2020 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

TORONTO – Education minister Stephen Lecce announced at Queen’s Park today that school boards are now able to access reserve funding to help pay for COVID-19 related safety measures in schools. The reserve funds are […]

Editorial – Shortsighted plans for fall

August 6, 2020 Editor

Last week education minister Stephen Lecce finally announced his September 2020 back to school plan. Promising to provide clarity to parents, students, and educators about the return to school during the ongoing pandemic, Lecce’s plan […]

This week in The Leader – August 5, 2020

August 5, 2020 Editor

This week in The Leader: Back to school plan for five-day in-school learning; Optimism amidst concerns as Smyth’s Orchard opens for 2020 season; Local school boards react to ‘return to school’ plan; CP upgrading tracks […]