Category: Education Minister Stephen Lecce

School Board Officials Not in Position to Reinstate Mask Mandates: Ontario Education Minister

Ontario’s Education Minister Stephen Lecce says school board officials are not in the position to make public health decisions, and students across the province have the choice if they want to wear a mask or not. Lecce’s comment comes following the decision by the city’s largest school board, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB), to reinstate a…


Ontario Releases New Science Curriculum for Grades 1 to 8

The Ontario government has introduced a new science curriculum for Grades 1 to 8, with the focus on “modernization” of course contents to incorporate engineering, coding, artificial intelligence, and other skills needed in the present-day economy. Ontario’s Minister of Education Stephen Lecce announced the implementation of the new curriculum in a press conference on Tuesday….


Learning How to Read Is a Fundamental Human Right

Commentary If you don’t learn how to read in school, you won’t learn much of anything else. This statement sounds harsh, but it is the truth. Reading is a foundational skill in a modern country, and it is necessary for every professional occupation, whether blue collar or white collar. Anyone who lacks the ability to…