Toronto school board makes Indigenous course required English credit

TDSB chair calls it a meaningful step as the board works to implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action

Canada’s largest school board has voted to make its required English credit for Grade 11 students a class focused on Indigenous works.

Board chair Rachel Chernos Lin called it a meaningful step as the board works to implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action.

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