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Michael Neill: York Region school board director says public boards listening more to parents.
Michael Neill: York Region school board director says public boards listening more to parents.

Michael Neill: York Region school board director says public boards listening more to parents.

Date3/18/1983
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Signs of frustration: Parents and their children picket the York Region District School Board's offices in the snow yesterday, demanding the lockout of 3,214 public elementary teachers be lifted
Signs of frustration: Parents and their children picket the York Region District School Board's offices in the snow yesterday, demanding the lockout of 3,214 public elementary teachers be lifted
11/16/1998
New principal: Walter Sinclair, who is taking over the top job at Duke of York public school, says schools must communicate with parents.
New principal: Walter Sinclair, who is taking over the top job at Duke of York public school, says schools must communicate with parents.
8/28/1969
A miracle worker to parents of children with emotional problems, Karl Burden, 40, is one of 250 North York teachers facing layoffs. An ordained minister, he left the church to aid young people with problems and helps them at Glen Rush Public School. Parents say his dismissal is a threat to their children.
A miracle worker to parents of children with emotional problems, Karl Burden, 40, is one of 250 North York teachers facing layoffs. An ordained minister, he left the church to aid young people with problems and helps them at Glen Rush Public School. Parents say his dismissal is a threat to their children.
5/20/1977
Youngest head Toronto Real Estate Board has had, Peter Mason, 32, says board's code of ethics is no less serious for being enforced in private
Youngest head Toronto Real Estate Board has had, Peter Mason, 32, says board's code of ethics is no less serious for being enforced in private
12/22/1976
Home is school: Carolyn Small, 9, is getting all of her schooling form her parents, Barbara and Bruce Small, who follow Durham school board curriculum
Home is school: Carolyn Small, 9, is getting all of her schooling form her parents, Barbara and Bruce Small, who follow Durham school board curriculum
9/25/1984
Michael Doyle, says parents often blame schools for children's drug, alcohol problems.
Michael Doyle, says parents often blame schools for children's drug, alcohol problems.
2/28/1977
Support for alternative schools: The real issue on private schools, says Lyle McBurney, is can parents have the freedom to select a school with a cultural, religious or special education dimension unavailable from the public system?
Support for alternative schools: The real issue on private schools, says Lyle McBurney, is can parents have the freedom to select a school with a cultural, religious or special education dimension unavailable from the public system?
10/14/1981
When the chips are down: Potato chips manufacturer Peter Margie says high potato prices set by marketing boards, higher production costs and duties make it difficult for him to compete against the Americans
When the chips are down: Potato chips manufacturer Peter Margie says high potato prices set by marketing boards, higher production costs and duties make it difficult for him to compete against the Americans
11/1/1991
Avenue Rd. Landmark: Benvenuto Place is a fine example of postwar period, says William Greer, above, head of historic board's preservation division. Resident Peter Dennehy, left, likes the spacious rooms.
Avenue Rd. Landmark: Benvenuto Place is a fine example of postwar period, says William Greer, above, head of historic board's preservation division. Resident Peter Dennehy, left, likes the spacious rooms.
12/30/1989
Portables fill playground: From the roof of St. Roch Separate School on Duncanwoods Dr. in North York, Metro Separate School Board Chairman Bruno Suppa can see pupils play among 20 portable classrooms that occupy most of the playground. Yet a few streets away, Whitfield Public School is more than half empty. The province is trying to make the public and separate systems co-operate in using available space.
Portables fill playground: From the roof of St. Roch Separate School on Duncanwoods Dr. in North York, Metro Separate School Board Chairman Bruno Suppa can see pupils play among 20 portable classrooms that occupy most of the playground. Yet a few streets away, Whitfield Public School is more than half empty. The province is trying to make the public and separate systems co-operate in using available space.
2/15/1980
J. Kerr Gibson, partner in a Toronto accounting firm, was elected president of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Toronto, at the board's annual meeting yesterday. He is shown outside the board's new quartes of First Canadian Place, adjoining the Bank of
J. Kerr Gibson, partner in a Toronto accounting firm, was elected president of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Toronto, at the board's annual meeting yesterday. He is shown outside the board's new quartes of First Canadian Place, adjoining the Bank of
6/16/1977
They cared enough to act: Huron St. public school principal Art Bussey (left), teacher Rosemary Kelly (above with class of children) have experienced the special needs of the children of battered women staying in nearby hostels, and pushed for action to help the kids. You need time, patience and good listening skills, Bussey says.
They cared enough to act: Huron St. public school principal Art Bussey (left), teacher Rosemary Kelly (above with class of children) have experienced the special needs of the children of battered women staying in nearby hostels, and pushed for action to help the kids. You need time, patience and good listening skills, Bussey says.
3/10/1982