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ONTARIO’S ‘TEACHER SHORTAGE’ IS A MYTH

Media outlets and educational commentators across Ontario have expressed concerns regarding the issue of a “teacher shortage.” Allegedly, this shortage is negatively impacting day-to-day work in Ontario public schools. However, when one considers the data,...

GRAND ERIE REACHES AGREEMENTS WITH TWO ETFO LOCAL UNIONS

Grand Erie District School Board is pleased to announce that it has reached agreements with two local ETFO labour unions, concluding all of Grand Erie’s educator union agreements. These agreements were ratified by the Board...

TEACHER SHORTAGE HAS STAFF ACROSS CANADA WORKING ‘IN SURVIVAL MODE’

For Gurpreet Kaur Bains, two words describe the teacher shortage plaguing Canadian schools: “chaotic and stressful.” “We are always short teachers, and it’s a hard time filling out certain positions,” the learning support teacher told The Current’s Matt Galloway. “Personally,...

ALGOMA TEACHERS UNION CONCERNED ABOUT VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS

More than 1,200 incidents of violence were reported at public schools in Algoma, according to a document presented at this week’s board meeting. But the Algoma Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) said incidents are...