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November 2008
In this issue:

1. What is 'character education'?
2. Parent Involvement: What works?
3. Are some special ed students shortchanged?
4. Taking charge of Canada's future
5. $61 million in cuts to maintenance
6. More school closings on the horizon
7. A place for parents a government policy tables
8. Notes from around the province

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September 2008
In this issue:

1. What is a PIC?
2. Phys ed: getting active in Ontario schools
3. School Plus:  transforming Saskatchewan schools
4. School Councils:  getting parents out to meetings
5. Tips for parents
6. More school closings on the horizon
7. Register for the conference
8. We want to hear from you - new school council survey
9. Notes from around the province

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May 2008
In this issue:

1. Schools at the centre
2. Outdoor education centres
3. Declining enrolment report
4. Homework help
5. Our November conference
6. Interactive and alive...our website
7. Annual report snapshot
8. 2008/09 funding announcements
9. Urban & suburban shools
10. May events

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March 2008
In this issue:

1. School Closings
2. Who struggles in school?
3. Money for school libraries
4. Our website
5. The right math course
6. Community use of schools
7. New safe schools policy
8. Student trustees
9. Funding announcements

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January 2008
In this issue:

1. Homework hell
2. The new Safe Schools Act
3. People for Education travels north
4. School closings
5. Our conference
6. Our students shine!
7. Effective school council meetings
8. Canadian's attitudes to education
9. Toronto student survey

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November 2007
In this issue:

1. Balanced day - what is it and how does it work?
2. Ontario's provincial election is over - what next?
3. Ontarians would pay mor taxes for public eduation
4. New award celebrates public education!
5. Split grades - love them or hate them
6. Take part in our annual survey online!
7. New tip sheet on special education
8. More services needed for aboriginal students in care
9. Notes from around the province

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September 2007
In this issue:

1. Fees for field trips and school supplies
2. New policy for English as a second language (ESL) from the Ministry of Education
3. Ontario's provincial election
4. Register now for the People for Education Conference!
5. Need help with homework?
6. New national education numbers show how Ontario compares to other provinces
7. 20 Questions: schools for the 21st century
8. EQAO test results - what do they really mean?
9. Notes from around the province

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May 2007
In this issue:

1. Imagine a school
2. Education kudos for Canada
3. School council solutions
4. 2007 Annual Report on Schools
5. Notes from around the province
6. Fundraising: Where do we draw the line?

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March 2007 
In this issue:

1. Engaging parents has a positive effect
2. John Ralston Saul at our conference on Nov. 3, 2007
3. New opportunities in high school
4. 2007-08 School board funding grants are coming
5. What is an “accommodation review”? (Closing schools)
6. Healthy active schools
7. School principals weigh in on supervision issue

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January 2007 
In this Issue:

1. Who’s watching the kids
   
2. What you can do with this newsletter
   
3. New Provincial Parent Board
   
4. Our conference was great!
   
5. Words of comfort to parents about homework
   
6. Mandatory community involvement activities
   
7. High school choices affect graduation chances
   
8. Toronto Catholic Board cuts
   
9. Does your board have a Parent Involvement committee
   
10. School councils: tips for problem solving
    
11. Bill 52 – Staying in school now compulsory until age 18

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November 2006 
In this issue:

1. New funding available for parent groups
   
2. Find your trustee candidate!
   
3. Report on northern schools
   
4. Parent-teacher Interviews
   
5. School fees in the national news
   
6. Paying school trustees
   
7. Solving problems…Who can help?
   
8. What do trustees do?
   
9. High school choices
   
10. Three boards’ budget woes
    
11. Minister asking for input

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September 2006

In this issue:

1. School boards struggle to balance budgets this year
   
2. Good news and bad news in June education funding announcements
   
3. Money for school councils and parent involvement
   
4. Coming to a School Near You: Surveys
   
5. Make your vote count!
   
6. Coming soon: new trustee election website October 20.
   
7. Hot topics in education this year!
   
8. People for Education: 10 years and still going strong!
   
9. Encouraging parents to join the school council
   
10. Legislation to keep kids in school
    
11. People for Education’s conference on November 4!
    
12. Around the province

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