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Independent compliance reviews of Ontario school boards. The 2026 Board Report Card and the trustee candidate list are at https://xitter.cf/t.co/kc9VQySKFE

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We were asked who funds School Board Research. No one does. So we asked who funds the people who set your board's budget. We read 849 trustee campaign statements from 2022, before clerks' duty to keep them ends on 15 November. schoolboardresearch.ca/2026/…
School Board Research. Who Funds Trustee Campaigns? What 849 campaign financial statements from the 2022 trustee elections show.

ALT School Board Research. Who Funds Trustee Campaigns? What 849 campaign financial statements from the 2022 trustee elections show.

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All eyes on Dr. Anita Archer during her keynote at @researchEDCan - absolutely worth the wait, perfect ending to a great event. #rEDTO2026
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The 2026 Board Report Card is public. We read what all 72 Ontario school boards publish on codes of conduct, bullying prevention and accessibility. No board met every requirement tested. Look up your board: schoolboardresearch.ca/board…
School Board Research. The 2026 Board Report Card is public. 72 school boards. No board met every requirement tested.

ALT School Board Research. The 2026 Board Report Card is public. 72 school boards. No board met every requirement tested.

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This is the link to the report card, that shows math results across all Ontario school boards for the last 4 years. We can do better. @johnmighton
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Good Governance: In their own words. 122 Ontario trustee candidates answered our question on board policies. The most common idea: a policy has to work in practice, not only on paper. A quarter mentioned timelines for fixing gaps. schoolboardresearch.ca/2026/…
School Board Research. Good Governance: In their own words. Two quotes from new trustee candidates: Compliance is the floor, and it comes before anything new (Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB). Compliance should be the minimum standard, not the finish line (Waterloo Region DSB). Of those who opened our email, 21 per cent of new candidates answered, and 3 per cent of sitting trustees running again.

ALT School Board Research. Good Governance: In their own words. Two quotes from new trustee candidates: Compliance is the floor, and it comes before anything new (Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB). Compliance should be the minimum standard, not the finish line (Waterloo Region DSB). Of those who opened our email, 21 per cent of new candidates answered, and 3 per cent of sitting trustees running again.

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Ontario's mandatory trustee training in 2025 required only 6 of 21 modules. Roles, policymaking and planning were left optional. The board elected Monday is responsible for adopting its policies and plans. schoolboardresearch.ca/2026/…
School Board Research. Trustee training required six of 21 modules. The modules on roles, policymaking and planning were left optional.

ALT School Board Research. Trustee training required six of 21 modules. The modules on roles, policymaking and planning were left optional.

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Ontario's rules promise parents a way to report, a person to contact and communication they can read. No board's code of conduct names a role and a method for reporting, and five boards' bullying documents say where and with whom a parent reports. schoolboardresearch.ca/2026/…
School Board Research. Promised to Parents, Not Provided. Reporting paths, contacts and communication at 72 Ontario school boards.

ALT School Board Research. Promised to Parents, Not Provided. Reporting paths, contacts and communication at 72 Ontario school boards.

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Of the 138 accessibility policies, plans and status reports Ontario school boards post as PDFs, 111 fail at least one measured accessibility check. No board met all fifteen requirements tested. Your board: schoolboardresearch.ca/board…
School Board Research. Accessibility documents: no board met all fifteen requirements tested. 111 of the 138 policies, plans and status reports posted as PDFs fail at least one measured accessibility check.

ALT School Board Research. Accessibility documents: no board met all fifteen requirements tested. 111 of the 138 policies, plans and status reports posted as PDFs fail at least one measured accessibility check.

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Bullying: 25 of Ontario's 72 school boards publish neither the plan nor the policy PPM 144 describes, and almost none tells a parent what happens after a report. Our article: schoolboardresearch.ca/2026/…
School Board Research. Said, Not Shown. Ontario school boards say they deal with bullying. What they publish says less.

ALT School Board Research. Said, Not Shown. Ontario school boards say they deal with bullying. What they publish says less.

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PPM 128 was updated in 2024. The requirements added then are the ones Ontario school boards' codes of conduct most often leave out. What 72 boards' codes still miss: schoolboardresearch.ca/2026/…
School Board Research. Updated, Not Implemented. What 72 codes of conduct still leave out.

ALT School Board Research. Updated, Not Implemented. What 72 codes of conduct still leave out.

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@PaulCalandra @ONeducation @ChandraPasma @JohnFraserOS @Educhatter At most boards it is not clear which document is the code of conduct policy and which is the procedure: schoolboardresearch.ca/2026/…

Updated, Not Implemented: What 72 School Board Codes of Conduct Still Leave Out

School Board Research read the code of conduct documents of all 72 Ontario school boards against the province’s memorandum, PPM 128. No board met all eight requirements tested. The requiremen…

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Bullying prevention: no Ontario school board met all fourteen PPM 144 requirements tested, and 25 of 72 boards publish neither a board plan nor a board policy. Your board: schoolboardresearch.ca/board…
School Board Research. Bullying prevention: no board met all fourteen requirements tested. 25 boards publish neither a board plan nor a board policy.

ALT School Board Research. Bullying prevention: no board met all fourteen requirements tested. 25 boards publish neither a board plan nor a board policy.

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@krushowy @ColinDMello @DamatoRecord @gregbradyx @TinaYazdani Each board's bullying prevention and intervention result, with links to its own documents: schoolboardresearch.ca/board…

Bullying Prevention and Intervention (PPM 144): Board Report Card 2026

Bullying Prevention and Intervention (PPM 144) results for each of Ontario's 72 school boards, from the 2026 Ontario School Board Report Card.

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Not sure how a board's plan differs from its policy and its procedures? Our plain-language guide for parents: schoolboardresearch.ca/resou…

Policy, Procedure and Plan: A Plain-Language Guide

What a school board policy, procedure and plan are, who writes and approves each one, and how to tell which one you are reading.

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@PaulCalandra @ONeducation @ChandraPasma @JohnFraserOS 25 of 72 boards publish neither the bullying prevention plan nor the policy PPM 144 describes. The boards will be reviewed again in mid-January 2027. Each board's result: schoolboardresearch.ca/board…

Bullying Prevention and Intervention (PPM 144): Board Report Card 2026

Bullying Prevention and Intervention (PPM 144) results for each of Ontario's 72 school boards, from the 2026 Ontario School Board Report Card.

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Can a school bring every student to the provincial standard? EQAO's own data says yes: each year hundreds of Ontario schools have every Grade 3 or Grade 6 student at the standard in a subject, including large and higher-poverty schools. schoolboardresearch.ca/2026/…
School Board Research. Every Student, Every Year: Ontario schools that bring whole classes to the standard.

ALT School Board Research. Every Student, Every Year: Ontario schools that bring whole classes to the standard.

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@dkeqao @Educhatter @CarolCampbell4 @ONeducation The article draws on EQAO's own school results: schoolboardresearch.ca/2026/…

Every Student, Every Year: Ontario Schools That Bring Whole Classes to the Standard

A common reply to criticism of Ontario’s EQAO results is that no school can bring every student to the standard. EQAO’s own data shows otherwise: each year hundreds of schools have ever…

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Codes of conduct: we read the documents of all 72 Ontario school boards against PPM 128. No board met all eight requirements tested. Two of the four requirements added in 2024 are met by no board. Your board: schoolboardresearch.ca/board…
School Board Research. Codes of conduct: no board met all eight requirements tested. Two of the four requirements added in 2024 are met by no board.

ALT School Board Research. Codes of conduct: no board met all eight requirements tested. Two of the four requirements added in 2024 are met by no board.

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@krushowy @ColinDMello @DamatoRecord @gregbradyx @TinaYazdani Our letters to the Ministers, sent 15 October, set out what we reviewed and what we found across the 72 boards: schoolboardresearch.ca/2026/…

The 2026 Results Are Public: What We Found at 72 School Boards, and What We Wrote to Two Ministers

The 2026 Board Report Card is public: results for all 72 Ontario district school boards on codes of conduct, bullying prevention and intervention, and accessibility documents. No board met every re…

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@Educhatter @CarolCampbell4 @_MikeRamsay Each board's result names the code of conduct documents we read and links to them, so anyone can check our work: schoolboardresearch.ca/board…

Code of Conduct (PPM 128): Board Report Card 2026

Code of Conduct (PPM 128) results for each of Ontario's 72 school boards, from the 2026 Ontario School Board Report Card.

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@PaulCalandra @ONeducation @ChandraPasma @JohnFraserOS PPM 128 was updated in 2024. Of the four requirements added then, two are met by no board. The next review of the boards is in mid-January 2027. Each board's result: schoolboardresearch.ca/board…

Code of Conduct (PPM 128): Board Report Card 2026

Code of Conduct (PPM 128) results for each of Ontario's 72 school boards, from the 2026 Ontario School Board Report Card.

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