VIOLENCE IN THE CLASSROOM: WHAT CAN BE DONE?

Violence against elementary school teachers is spiking, with one in five teachers reporting in a 2017-2018 independent study of Ontario educators,supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, that a student had...

CLASS-SIZE HIKES “DRAMATIC,” “HARMFUL,” SCHOOL BOARDS SAY

The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association says recently announced class-size increases for grades 4-12 will “have a dramatic and harmful effect on both students and staff in secondary schools across Ontario,” according to an article...

GOVERNMENT SIMPLY DELAYING AUTISM CRISIS BY SIX MONTHS

The following is the text of a news release issued by ETFO. Toronto, ON – Today’s announcement by the Conservative government is simply putting off the crisis it has created for children with autism by...

OTTAWA TEACHERS WEAR BLACK TO PROTEST CLASS SIZE HIKES

Secondary and elementary school teachers united in the Ottawa area, wearing black to protest the Ford government’s decision to increase class sizes from grades 4-12. In the video below, CTV News Ottawa reporter Megan Shaw...

TORONTO LOSES 1,000 TEACHERS TO FORD GOV’T CUTS

The Toronto District School Board says cuts in funding by the Ford government will result in a thousand fewer teachers from grades 4-12. Of the projected 1,016 job losses, 216 are projected to occur in...