Tdsb how many students

About 86 per cent of white children and 85 per cent of East Asians met provincial standards. Murray said that many Black students learned online this past year, giving their families a unique window into classrooms. In its report, the TDSB said while Black students had more room to grow academically compared to other groups, there could be other explanations for the rate of increase.

The report also referenced a study that found Black students had to deal with racism by other students and educators while in school. With her younger son, she noticed that there was more reading being done in the online classroom than during his pre-pandemic in-class experience — and that reading included culturally relevant and age-appropriate texts. The work was also interactive, she said, with students sharing their written thoughts on the books they read.

She said that her son, who will be entering Grade 3, did well in an environment that was less disruptive than a typical classroom. Thorpe said that her children will return to the classroom in September, because they need the social interaction that comes with being in school.

Carl James, a professor at York University who has extensively studied anti-Black racism in education, said that while the TDSB data are encouraging, they require more work to understand from students what their situations were that allowed more of them to climb in their reading levels.

James said he wondered if parents participated more in online classrooms, and whether students had to deal with fewer distractions that would have otherwise impeded their learning. James said that in-person education is vital for students not only academically, but for their social development and well-being.

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Conversations are opinions of our readers and are subject to the Code of Conduct. In late August, just 35, students had registered for online learning, compared to 78, who indicated a preference for in-class lessons. The Catholic school board in the region — the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board — said about 14, elementary students are learning online, compared to 32, who have returned to the classroom, meaning just 30 per cent are taking remote classes. Vickita Bhatt, an elementary teacher with the Peel board, said the number of students learning from home has had little effect on life in the classroom.

The school funding model, which is based largely on the number of students in a given classroom, has meant the board needed to collapse and combine in-person classes, she said. The Peel board's high schools, meanwhile, are running on an adapted model, with students who chose in-class learning only attending school half the time to minimize contact with their peers. Meanwhile, Ontario has updated updated its COVID screening guidance for children in school to remove abdominal pain and pink eye from the list of symptoms.

It also says children with symptoms such as a runny nose or headache can now return to school or daycare after 24 hours — if they have just one symptom and their condition improves.

Those with two or more symptoms or those with a fever or cough are still being advised to stay home until a doctor is consulted or the child tests negative for COVID The Ministry of Health says it's providing updated information to help parents determine when it's appropriate for students, children and their families to be tested for COVID Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted.

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