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Dear Ward 13 Community I hope this message finds you and your family safe and well As many of you are now aware, the Toronto District School Board has recently come under provincial supervision. This is a significant and deeply personal moment for all of us who care about public education. I want to speak […]

By Louise Brown – November 2019  Once a week Finn Clancy does playground duty at Ogden Public School. He listens for arguments, watches for tears and scans for children left out of the fun. A card around his neck lets kids know he’s there to help. It has a list of tips for Finn to use

By Louise Brown — March 2019 Grade 4 students are gathered on the carpet, some lying on their backs, a couple munching on apples from the class fruit bowl. One boy pops over to help himself from a basket of “fidgies” – squeezeable tennis ball stress-busters – while another starts to stroll around the room.

By Louise Brown — June 2019 You can get suspended from school in Ontario for a lot of things: Swearing at a teacher. Having illegal drugs. Being drunk. Vandalism. Bullying. Fighting. Stealing. Smoking on school property – or these days, vaping.   So it’s probably no surprise that a big-city school with 1,100 students like