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Our commitment to addressing systemic racism
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...
Onwards and upwards: 2020-2021
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...
OSTA-AECO’s statement on the June 19th release of GSNs and reopening plan
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...
OSTA-AECO elects executive council for 2020–2021 school year; new president and team begin terms on August 1
June 15, 2020 — TORONTO Student trustees across Ontario cast their ballots online last week to determine who would comprise the executive council at OSTA-AECO for the 2020–2021 term. Justine Mackay, a Grade 11 student trustee from Kawartha Pine Ridge District School...
OPSBA and OSTA-AECO announce winners of the Ontario Public Student Trustee Scholarship
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association and the Public Board Council of OSTA-AECO are pleased to announce the winners of the first ever Ontario Public Student Trustee Scholarship. This scholarship is based on an outstanding initiative accomplished during the...
OSTA-AECO condemns acts of anti-black racism
In the past weeks, the senseless murders of black men and women in Canada and America have galvanised national and international recognition of the realities of systematic anti-black racism, discrimination, and brutality that is perpetrated against people of colour...
OSTA-AECO distance learning recommendations
Unlike other blog posts, this article represents an official stance of OSTA-AECO. OSTA-AECO-COVID-19-Distance-Learning-RecommendationsDownload RE: Recommendations Regarding Distance Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic Dear Minister Lecce: Unprecedented times have...
Student Trustee Elections during the COVID-19 Pandemic
This year, due to the unexpected circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, although it is student trustee election season for Ontario’s students, election procedures have changed as each school board works to find a way to elect student trustees in this new environment. OSTA-AECO is providing recommendations to boards with student trustees’ and board’s best interests in mind.
Students urge government to recognize the magnitude of funding cuts
For Immediate Release Toronto, ON – In a series of memoranda sent to school boards on the evening of December 14, 2018, the provincial government announced their plans to cut $25 million from the Education Program - Other (EPO) funding brought in by the previous...
Students welcome Provincial Government’s announcement of an updated curriculum
Modernizing education curriculum. OSTA-AECO anticipates consultation. For Immediate Release Toronto, ON — The Ontario Student Trustees’ Association – l’Association des élèves conseillers et conseillères de l’Ontario (OSTA-AECO) welcomes the Ministry of Education’s...