The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) is making class size a major priority in the next round of central bargaining with the province. In a statement released Aug.11, the ETFO said, “Class size emerged as a unifying...

The number of violent incidents in Ontario’s classrooms has skyrocketed in recent years, according to new data obtained by Global News, leading to calls for the Ford government to spend more on the education system. Years’ worth...

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario is launching a new campaign aimed at making classes smaller. CBC’s Tyler Cheese explains why.

The union representing Ontario’s English elementary teachers is vowing to make class sizes its top issue during collective bargaining talks. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) said the issue emerged as the top priority...

The province’s education minister has “very little respect” for trustees, and putting five school boards under supervision has left too many families without an elected official to turn to, says the president of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario. Karen Brown, speaking Monday afternoon at...

In the spring, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) surveyed its 84,000 members to gather input to determine the Federation’s next round of central bargaining priorities for both the Teacher/Occasional Teacher Table and the...

As multiple Ontario school boards brainstorm ways to dig themselves out of multi-million dollar deficits, Premier Doug Ford’s government faced heated questions from opposition leaders Thursday over its education spending.  The discussions come just a week...

A coalition of parents, teachers and trustees is speaking out after the Ontario government announced it would be taking over four school boards where it says “mismanagement” took place.   At the end of June,...

After being accused of failing to balance its budget, the Toronto District School Board has been taken over by the Progressive Conservative provincial government. This comes after the board was criticized for failing to keep...

Ontario’s decision to appoint supervisors to four more school boards — including the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) — is part of the government’s ongoing bid to assert its own vision of schooling, a policy and education...