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Back to school 2010
Rigor, stability and success will be watchwords for new school year By Debbie Horrocks August 25, 2010 - There is something in the air on that first morning of school. Rain or shine, the energy and atmosphere just feel d...More

Line Beauchamp named Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports
QESBA welcomes fresh perspective on Education Montreal, August 11, 2010 - The President of the Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) Debbie Horrocks welcomes the nomination today of Line Beauchamp as Minister...More

Federal census move
Federal census move damaging to Quebec’s English-speaking communityQESBA endorses Commissioner of Official Languages inquiry Montreal, July 19, 2010 – The Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) is officially ...More

Basic School Regulation
Government-imposed report card plan should be tabled: QESBA By Debbie Horrocks School’s out for summer. …Ya, right! Perhaps, Education Minister Michelle Courchesne isn’t an Alice Cooper fan. While our children happily f...More

Bill 100 Op Ed
Bill 100 gets in the way: QESBAReducing costs is legitimate goal; let school boards do it responsibly When you get your paycheque, does it come with preconditions on how and where you can spend each dollar of it? Would y...More

QESBA News Conference Bill 103
STATEMENT BY DEBBIE HORROCKS, PRESIDENT OF THE QUEBEC ENGLISH SCHOOL BOARDS, SYLVIA LO BIANCO, VICE-CHAIR OF THE ENGLISH MONTREAL SCHOOL BOARD, AND MARCUS TABACHNICK, CHAIR OF THE LESTER B. PEARSON SCHOOL BOARD ON THE SO...More

Brief on Bill 86
Presentation of theQuebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) To theEducation and Culture Commission Contact: Kimberley HamiltonDirector of Communications and Special ProjectsTel.: (514) 849-5900, ext. 22...More

Go Publique 2010
QESBA launches ambitious provincial ad campaign. Preparing students to build their lives in Québec – and in both languagesMontreal, March 10, 2010 – The Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) launches an ambiti...More

A word of appreciation to our teachers
Newsman Dan Rather once said, “The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'." It is Teacher Appreciat...More

Highest court declares Bill 104 unconstitutional QESBA welcomes ruling, seeks clear and constructive response from Premier
Ottawa, October 22, 2009 – The Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) reacted with satisfaction today to a ruling by the Supreme Court of that Bill 104, which further restricts access to English public schoolin...More

A new school year: New challenges and opportunities
QESBA turns 80!Montreal, August 27, 2009 - Welcome back! On behalf of the directors and staff of QESBA and our nine member school boards, we want to offer our warmest wishes for a stimulating, safe and productive 2009-20...More

Government must recognize English public schools as allies, not adversaries
Montreal, June 2009 Impending Bill 104 decision on English school access:
By Debbie Horrocks The current government of Quebec, like every one before it, will soon face another inevitable test on how to maintain its centr...More

Democracy and gouvernance of school boards
This document is only available in French....More
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