by OSTA-AECO | Oct 10, 2020 | Blogs, Newsroom
On behalf of OSTA-AECO, the Co-Chairs of the Student Well-Being Working Group, Keith Baybayon and Isabel Unger would like to take a moment in acknowledging and celebrating World Mental Health Day. With the recent end of Mental Health Awareness Week, we wanted to touch...
by OSTA-AECO | Sep 30, 2020 | Blogs, Newsroom
Orange Shirt Day is a day where we as people take the time to honour and remember the traumatic experiences that had taken place within Residential Schools, where innocent children were taken away from their families and were physically, mentally and sexually abused....
by OSTA-AECO | Aug 15, 2020 | Newsroom, Press Releases
OSTA-AECO is concerned about the recent announcement made by the Ministry of Education with respect to the use of school boards’ reserve funds to accommodate for the additional costs of reopening schools in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The reliance on...
by OSTA-AECO | Aug 2, 2020 | Correspondence from the Board, Newsroom
We are aware of the recent allegations made against OSTA-AECO. Unfortunately, these allegations are interconnected with a severe conduct issue unrelated to these allegations of racism; as a result, we are limited in our capacity to respond without creating further...
by Arjun Dhanjal | Aug 1, 2020 | Correspondence from the Board
For twenty years, OSTA-AECO has been an integral stakeholder in the education sector, and we’ve built a name for ourselves by advocating for the students of Ontario on the provincial stage. Earlier this year, we refreshed the OSTA-AECO brand as part of a larger...
by OSTA-AECO | Jun 20, 2020 | Newsroom, Press Releases
Yesterday, the Ministry of Education released the Grants for Student Needs (GSN) as well as a reopening plan for schools in September. This upcoming year’s GSN formula has shown a comprehensive focus on the needs of the 2 million students across Ontario. With over one...
