ONTARIO GOVERNMENT THREATENS REMOVAL OF CLASS-SIZE CAPS

Education Minister Lisa Thompson has begun the process of increasing class sizes to save money. A government document obtained by CityNews says cuts to education could help reduce the provincial deficit. ETFO President Sam Hammond...

SAN FRANCISCO TEACHERS BATTLE HIGH HOUSING COSTS, LOW WAGES

Educators in San Francisco face a unique dilemma: teachers are leaving town because they can’t afford to live in the city, according to a report in the Huffington Post. One study determined that two-thirds of...

ETFO CALLS FOR MORE INVESTMENT IN ONTARIO EDUCATION

ETFO President Sam Hammond spoke to the provincial Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs to demand increased investment in education for the 2019 budget, the Lindsay Advocate reports. “Our students’ education and future should...

ONTARIO GOVERNMENT YANKS $500,000 FROM SPECIAL EDUCATION IN HURON-SUPERIOR

The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board must dig into its reserve fund to cover $500,000 cut from its budget by the governing Tories. The special education funding was increased by the previous Liberal administration, and...

NEW YUKON CONTRACT LETS SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS JOIN UNION, COMMITS TO MORE FIRST NATIONS HIRING

Yukon teachers have ratified a new collective agreement that allows substitute teachers to join the Yukon Teachers’ Association for the first time. CBC News reports the new deal provides a pay increase of 6.7% over...