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‘VERY UNSTABLE’: PARENTS AT TORONTO CATHOLIC SCHOOL VOICE FRUSTRATION OVER ONGOING TEACHER SHORTAGES

October 03 2025

Parents at James Culnan Catholic School say they are running out of patience, as classrooms at the west-end elementary school remain without permanent teachers more than a month into the school year. Families told CityNews they are...

ALBERTA TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION WANTS MORE THAN 5,000 NEW TEACHERS TO MEET CLASS-SIZE RECOMMENDATIONS

October 03 2025

The president of the Alberta Teachers’ Association says its bargaining team asked the provincial government if it can fund class size recommendations issued in 2003 following the province’s last major teachers’ strike. ATA president Jason...

WHY ONTARIO PARENTS AND TEACHERS LOATHE SPLIT GRADES — AND WHAT YOU DON’T SEE BEHIND THE SCENES

September 29 2025

At a glance, Joe Zaccaria’s lesson plan — riddled with capital letters, cryptic abbreviations and rings of concentric circles — looks more like an ancient cipher than a teaching tool. But there’s a logic to it,...

DOUG FORD’S EDUCATION AGENDA HINDERS STUDENTS, WORKERS SUCCESS

September 22 2025

This week on rabble radio, we continue our ongoing discussion on the state of public education in Ontario. Over the past few weeks, we’ve heard from various education union leaders about the growing pressures facing...

AS FORD BICKERS WITH TRUSTEES OVER BUBBLE GUM, OUR CHRONICALLY UNDERFUNDED SCHOOLS ARE FAILING A GROWING NUMBER OF STUDENTS

September 08 2025

Ontario students returned to school last week. The first days back are always chaotic as kids, parents, and educators adjust to new routines. They’re also fun. On Tuesday, I watched a group of kindergarteners’ board...