Kate McCullough

1 week ago | thespec.com | Kate McCullough

Carey Watson’s daughter has a 90 per cent average and a passion for health, but, with less than two weeks until the offer deadline, she had been accepted to only two Ontario university programs. Of the nine programs she applied to, she had been declined by two, including health sciences at McMaster University, and wait-listed by three. “It has become clear to us that the actual admission thresholds are higher than what the universities publicly state,” Watson said in an email.

1 week ago | wellandtribune.ca | Kate McCullough

Carey Watson’s daughter has a 90 per cent average and a passion for health, but, with less than two weeks until the offer deadline, she had been accepted to only two Ontario university programs. Of the nine programs she applied to, she had been declined by two, including health sciences at McMaster University, and wait-listed by three. “It has become clear to us that the actual admission thresholds are higher than what the universities publicly state,” Watson said in an email.

2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Kate McCullough

Local community groups have organized a one-day symposium on mental health in Hamilton’s Black community. The event, organized by McMaster University professor Ingrid Waldron and hosted by Josie Elysia, CEO at #Hashtag PR, features four panellists who will address “the critical mental health care gap” affecting Black people in the city.

3 weeks ago | thespec.com | Kate McCullough

Hamilton’s public school board is projecting 19 fewer educational assistants (EAs) next year, a group teachers say are essential to supporting student needs and managing behaviour, including violence. Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board staff are projecting 748.5 EA and child and youth care practitioner (CYCP) positions for 2025-26, down from 767.50 this year, according to a March 27 report. A trustee raised the decline at a finance and facilities committee meeting earlier this month.

3 weeks ago | thespec.com | Kate McCullough

Hamilton’s public school board is projecting 19 fewer educational assistants (EAs) next year, a group teachers say are essential to supporting student needs and managing behaviour, including violence. Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board staff are projecting 748.5 EA and child and youth care practitioner (CYCP) positions for 2025-26, down from 767.50 this year, according to a March 27 report. A trustee raised the decline at a finance and facilities committee meeting earlier this month.