BY: KATHY MCDONALD Last week members of the curriculum department at the Peel District School Board (PDSB) embarked on what is being dubbed the “Peel Black...
BY: KATHY MCDONALD It’s graduation season and I have prepared for this as I always have. As a family we had our usual family meeting then...
BY: KATHY McDONALD It’s mind-boggling when you think that we are in the genesis of another graduation season. The provincial elections have come and gone and...
BY: KATHY MCDONALD As I reflect on the joys of motherhood and wait for the four marvelous fruits of my womb to put the final touches...
BY: KATHY MCDONALD Last week the effects of poverty on educational outcome, the importance of parental involvement and the role school boards and educators play in...
BY: KATHY MCDONALD This week I will be discussing the inextricable link between poverty, graduation rates, and student success. The column will be a two-part report...
BY: KATHY MCDONALD April is always an exciting time at school boards across Ontario. It’s Open House season as Education Week is celebrated usually in the...
BY: KATHY MCDONALD After seeing the cover of the April O magazine, I got inspired to write this column. I was even more excited to see...
BY: KATHY MCDONALD As I begin to write this article it’s twenty degrees outside and I have just finished picking up my four-year-old, child number four,...
BY: KATHY MCDONALD Marcus Garvey in his wisdom once said: “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree...
