The Doug Ford government wants to negotiate “long-standing” issues that should remain between school boards and union locals to hammer out, say the leaders of the province’s five big education unions in a statement released Tuesday morning...

TORONTO, ON – L’Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO), Ontario School Board Council of Unions (CUPE-OSBCU), Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), and Ontario Secondary School Teachers’...

Teachers face more violence as resources fall short for complex classrooms and kids who need support

Numerous teachers’ unions are at an impasse with the Ontario government over contract talks, which could prolong negotiations and push potential strike action well into the school year. Education workers’ contracts are set to expire...

Teachers, parents and supporters protested in dozens of municipalities across Ontario Saturday against provincial changes to education, as a collective agreement with educators was set to expire ahead of the new school year. “We’re out...