IMPLEMENT HIRING FREEZE, MINISTRY TELLS SCHOOL BOARDS

They were supposed to be consulting on class sizes. But now the Ford government has told school boards to implement a hiring freeze while it makes its decision. A Ministry memo obtained by CTV News...

NS SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS STICK WITH THE UNION

Nova Scotia’s public school administrators have voted by a margin of 93.2% to remain members of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union, according to a report from CBC News. The vote was held because the provincial...

SCHOOL BOARDS NEED MORE AUTISM SUPPORT: OFFICIALS

Ontario school boards are telling the Ministry of Education that they need more support for students with autism after the Ford government slashed therapy funding for many families. Andréa Grebenc, chair of the Halton District...
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OAKLAND EDUCATORS JOIN WAVE OF US TEACHERS’ STRIKES

Oakland teachers have joined their colleagues around the country on strike for better wages in the face of high living costs in the city in which they teach. “For three months, we have been waiting...
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MERIT PAY FOR TEACHERS DOESN’T WORK, COLUMNIST ARGUES

Merit pay for teachers doesn’t work, and a strike by teachers in Denver proves it, says a columnist in the Victoria Times-Colonist. Because “better teaching produces better student results, teacher compensation … should be geared...