Kate McCullough

Hamilton

Education Reporter at The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, ON)

Education reporter for @TheSpec. @JSchool_CU alum. Get in touch: [email protected].

Articles

Province to fund nearly 2,500 students in STEM at McMaster

1 week ago | thespec.com | Kate McCullough

McMaster University is set to receive provincial funding for nearly 2,500 seats for students in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs. The west Hamilton university will be funded for 2,440 seats per year as part of a provincial investment announced late last month at the McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute in STEM programs “to protect and strengthen Ontario’s current and future workforce,” reads an April 22 release.
Sunshine list: How much does Hamilton’s highest-paid teacher make?

1 week ago | thespec.com | Kate McCullough

Hamilton’s highest-paid teacher made $190,843.50 in 2024. Seventeen more made upward of $150,000, according to the provincial list of public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more. An additional 1,246 public and Catholic staff, largely teachers, were added to Ontario’s sunshine list, which grew by about 25 per cent to a record 377,666 public servants. Teachers made up the majority of that growth.
Ukrainian first lady donates dozens of books to Hamilton’s public library

1 week ago | thespec.com | Kate McCullough

Hamilton’s public library has received dozens of Ukrainian language books as part of a global project led by the war-torn country’s first lady. A donation of 80 books through the Ukrainian Bookshelf Project will hit shelves at the Central branch, joining an existing collection of Ukrainian books, Hamilton Public Library announced in a May 5 news release.
Sunshine list for Hamilton educators grew by 1,200 in 2024

1 week ago | thespec.com | Kate McCullough

Hamilton’s highest-paid teacher made $190,843.50 in 2024. Seventeen more made upward of $150,000, according to the provincial list of public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more. An additional 1,246 public and Catholic staff, largely teachers, were added to Ontario’s sunshine list, which grew by about 25 per cent to a record 377,666 public servants. Teachers made up the majority of that growth.
Fun and a ‘free lunch’ for Stoney Creek high school student filming restaurant reviews

1 week ago | thespec.com | Kate McCullough

The pita was warm and soft, the meat well-seasoned. Crisp vegetables added a “freshness” and pop of colour to the gyro. Hamilton student Giuseppe Palermo rated Zakynthos Restaurant a nine out of 10. “I’m nice and full now,” he said, talking to an iPhone camera held by friend Daniel Guagliano outside the Centennial Parkway North eatery.
Hundreds more Hamilton students out of class for vaccine suspensions

2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Kate McCullough

More than a thousand Hamilton students missing vaccination records were suspended in what public health has said is the final wave for the school year. On Friday, 1,215 elementary students at Catholic schools, as well as students at French and private schools, were removed from class, associate medical officer of health Dr. Brendan Lew said in an email. Seven hundred of this group remained suspended as of Monday.
Free gym and swim programs for teens until Wednesday

2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Kate McCullough

Teenagers can shoot hoops and practice the backstroke for free at Hamilton recreation centres during the first week of May. The city is offering youth ages 13 to 17 free admission to drop-in gym and swim programs, including in the gym and pool, until next Wednesday to celebrate National Youth Week from May 1 to 7. Programs on land include open gym, basketball, volleyball and track, as well as girls-only sessions.
Hundreds more Hamilton students out of class for vaccine suspensions

2 weeks ago | hamiltonnews.com | Kate McCullough

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Lunchtime brawl over online video at east Hamilton high school prompts police investigation

2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Kate McCullough

A lunchtime brawl related to a video circulating online at an east Hamilton high school has prompted an investigation from Hamilton police’s child-abuse unit. Police responded to a fight among students at Glendale Secondary School, near King Street East and Nash Road South, at around 11:17 a.m. on Monday. Students had “congregated” on the school’s basketball courts, and there was an altercation related to “an internet video that was circulating around the school,” spokesperson Const.
Lunchtime brawl over online video at east Hamilton high school prompts police investigation

2 weeks ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Kate McCullough

A lunchtime brawl related to a video circulating online at an east Hamilton high school has prompted an investigation from Hamilton police’s child-abuse unit. Police responded to a fight among students at Glendale Secondary School, near King Street East and Nash Road South, at around 11:17 a.m. on Monday. Students had “congregated” on the school’s basketball courts, and there was an altercation related to “an internet video that was circulating around the school,” spokesperson Const.