EDUCATORS PREDICT INCREASED STRESS IF CLASS-SIZE CAPS ARE RAISED

Two Ottawa-Carleton District School Board teachers told CBC’s Ottawa Morning that larger class sizes, now being considered by Ontario’s Tory government, would harm her ability to build and maintain relationships with individual pupils. “It’s really...

SMALLER CLASS SIZES MEAN A BETTER EDUCATION: ETFO WATERLOO VP

Waterloo Region teachers are concerned about their ability to meet students’ needs if classes grow larger. “We’re frustrated because we have seen the benefits of smaller class sizes,” says Jeff Pelich, vice president of ETFO’s...

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...