Community Use of School & City-owned Space Summary Report of Survey Findings A Joint Study by the City of Toronto & United Way of Greater Toronto, May 2002 Community agencies, groups and networks have strongly opposed fee increases and reduced hours of access. They have argued that the new fees are beyond the financial reach [...]

This toolkit provides useful information on different methods of advocacy, when to use each, and how to get your voice heard most effectively. Click here for more information.

From this TDSB webpage, you can access info on a number of subjects including the new Priority School Initiatiave (PSI- free permits after school in 77 TDSB schools). This section of the site also lists the names and links to the 4 new Community Use of Schools Facilitators.

Social Planning Toronto hosted a lively discussion back in September on the issue of public use of schools, community hubs and school board processes in school closure situations. The audience included not only students and community members, but also a number of senior politicians and school trustees. Here we present the slides from the presentation of Ranu Basu, from the Geography Department at York University, who has mapped school closings and analyzed for spatial justice.

At the request of the premier in 2008 Curling and McMurtry delved into the “Roots of Youth Violence”.

People for Education’s 2009 Annual Report on Ontario’s Public Schools, recommends Ontario expand its vision for education beyond test score targets and graduation rates.