Students heading back to school
By Courtney Bachar Durham District School Board students are heading back to school this Thursday, Sept. 9. While some will be heading back to in-person learning, others have [...]
EDUCATION
Durham teacher elected ETFO first vice-president
David Mastin Durham teacher David Mastin was elected first vice-president of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO). Mastin has served as ETFO vice-president [...]
Ontario Tech University mandating vaccinations on campus
(Ontario Tech photo) Ontario Tech University is mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all those coming to campus. The university says the health and safety of campus and the [...]
Deadline to choose between in-person and virtual learning coming up
Durham students and families have less than a week to decide whether they will be doing in-person or virtual learning this September. Families will have until Wednesday, Aug. [...]
Schools opening in September
By Courtney Bachar Kids will be going back to school in September. Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, says this is “great news” for kids. The [...]
Upgrades for DDSB schools
A number of Durham public schools will be getting some upgrades to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The provincial and federal governments are funding the upgrades [...]
Durham students below provincial average for vaccinations
By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express Durham students are falling below the provincial average for those who have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. According [...]
Kids ending their year online
By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express Durham students will be ending their school year learning online. Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Wednesday, June 2, students would [...]
DDSB to sell former Ritson PS site
By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express The Durham District School Board (DDSB) will be selling the former Ritson Public School site in Oshawa. The DDSB says the site, located [...]
DDSB getting some COVID funding for next year
By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express Durham District School Board’s (DDSB) director of education says information is starting to trickle in from the province on what the [...]