EDUCATION MINISTER STILL HOPEFUL ABOUT TEACHER CONTRACT TALKS

Ontario’s Education Minister is still hopeful the public elementary teachers’ union will agree to halt strike action and use binding arbitration in their contract talks. ETFO is wrapping up a strike vote next week. Teachers...

TEACHER SHORTAGE A ‘GLOBAL PHENOMENON,’ UN AGENCY WARNS

As Canada continues to face a teacher shortage, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) says the issue is a “global phenomenon” and more action must be taken if its goal of primary and...