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“In our house, we have five people and only four laptops”: How parents are coping with yet another round of virtual school
City

“In our house, we have five people and only four laptops”: How parents are coping with yet another round of virtual school

"When I first heard about the return to virtual school, my first thought was—pardon my language—F the Ontario government"

“Students are behind—no ifs, ands or buts about it”: Toronto teachers on what it’s been like to return to the classroom
City

“Students are behind—no ifs, ands or buts about it”: Toronto teachers on what it’s been like to return to the classroom

Four teachers on the frustrations of online learning, the joys of the classroom, and how students have changed since school lockdowns began

The new director of the TDSB has a plan for back-to-school
City

The new director of the TDSB has a plan for back-to-school

Colleen Russell-Rawlins has an impressive track record and no shortage of optimism. Will that be enough?

“I often feel like adrenalin is the only thing getting me through my classes”: A Toronto high school teacher on his classroom experience so far
City

“I often feel like adrenalin is the only thing getting me through my classes”: A Toronto high school teacher on his classroom experience so far

"There are some students I still haven’t seen since last March, and I’m worried about them"

Classroom confessional: “The kids are scared—not just of Covid itself but of another lockdown”
Life

Classroom confessional: “The kids are scared—not just of Covid itself but of another lockdown”

Laura Thomson, a Toronto middle school teacher, on what it's been like to be back in class during this turbulent time

“One little boy played the violin on his stoop”: These Toronto teachers biked around their neighbourhood for an epic series of porch parties
City

“One little boy played the violin on his stoop”: These Toronto teachers biked around their neighbourhood for an epic series of porch parties

“We visited more than 200 families. Our voices were raspy by the end from cheering and shouting to people on their porches”

They used to be afraid to go to school. Now they’re thriving in the TDSB
City

They used to be afraid to go to school. Now they’re thriving in the TDSB

Seven kids who fled war-torn Syria and how they’re making their Canadian dreams come true

“Accidents happen all the time”: Parents explain why they don’t want an apartment tower built next to their kids’ school

“Accidents happen all the time”: Parents explain why they don’t want an apartment tower built next to their kids’ school

John Fisher Junior Public School is at the centre of a raucous development dispute

Q&A: Education Minister Liz Sandals on getting the new sex ed curriculum past a mob of angry parents
City

Q&A: Education Minister Liz Sandals on getting the new sex ed curriculum past a mob of angry parents

Could the TDSB really be broken up into smaller school boards?
City

Could the TDSB really be broken up into smaller school boards?

Inside the nasty, bizarro, contemptible, gobsmackingly screwed-up soap opera that is the TDSB
City

Inside the nasty, bizarro, contemptible, gobsmackingly screwed-up soap opera that is the TDSB

#TorontoIsFailingMe: My students are terrified of getting shot
City

#TorontoIsFailingMe: My students are terrified of getting shot

#TorontoIsFailingMe: My kid’s school is a disgrace
City

#TorontoIsFailingMe: My kid’s school is a disgrace

City
TDSB Education Director Donna Quan’s pay package is now slightly less mysterious
City
Not every TDSB school is rolling in bake-sale money

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Private School Directory

The Independent and Private School Directory Spring 2022
Private Schools

The Independent and Private School Directory Spring 2022

Big Stories

“I was so petrified by the scale of the job that I couldn’t sleep”: True tales from the city’s high-rise construction workers
City

“I was so petrified by the scale of the job that I couldn’t sleep”: True tales from the city’s high-rise construction workers

How I escaped from Manus prison: a memoir
Memoir

How I escaped from Manus prison: a memoir

Where to get a dream cottage for less than you think
Real Estate

Where to get a dream cottage for less than you think

Frank Gehry has a few things to get off his chest
Real Estate

Frank Gehry has a few things to get off his chest

This family built their off-grid dream house for less than $1,000
Real Estate

This family built their off-grid dream house for less than $1,000

The true story of the $46-million heist that shocked the crypto world
City

The true story of the $46-million heist that shocked the crypto world

Tales of love and resilience from Little Ukraine
City

Tales of love and resilience from Little Ukraine

Toronto’s best new restaurants 2022
Food & Drink

Toronto’s best new restaurants 2022

This man would like your attention
City

This man would like your attention

I was forced into an arranged marriage at 17
Memoir

I was forced into an arranged marriage at 17

Toronto’s first family of cheese
City

Toronto’s first family of cheese

Twenty-five reasons to love Toronto now
City

Twenty-five reasons to love Toronto now

Inside a high-stakes flight from a crumbling country
Life

Inside a high-stakes flight from a crumbling country

The twisted mind of a serial romance scammer
City

The twisted mind of a serial romance scammer

What should the post-pandemic workplace look like?
City

What should the post-pandemic workplace look like?

How director Domee Shi turned Toronto into a pastel Pixar wonderland
Culture

How director Domee Shi turned Toronto into a pastel Pixar wonderland

How I learned the horrifying truth about my biological father
Memoir

How I learned the horrifying truth about my biological father

Inside a $4-billion family feud
City

Inside a $4-billion family feud

Fifteen mesmerizing photos that reveal the lives of Torontonians in the 1960s and ’70s
City

Fifteen mesmerizing photos that reveal the lives of Torontonians in the 1960s and ’70s

Behind the scenes of an $11-billion subway war
City

Behind the scenes of an $11-billion subway war

Great Spaces

Inside Muskoka Beer Spa, a hop lovers’ utopia in cottage country
Style

Inside Muskoka Beer Spa, a hop lovers’ utopia in cottage country

Best Dressed

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Trish, Mac & Matty Matheson, the ultimate nonconformists

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Trish, Mac & Matty Matheson, the ultimate nonconformists

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fashion director George Antonopoulos

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fashion director George Antonopoulos

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fitness model and anti-blogger Sasha Exeter

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fitness model and anti-blogger Sasha Exeter

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Brian A. Richards, potential future face of fashion in Toronto

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Brian A. Richards, potential future face of fashion in Toronto

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Artsy supercouple Jeffrey & Lucia Remedios

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Artsy supercouple Jeffrey & Lucia Remedios

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