The province has come to a tentative central agreement with Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) education workers, according to statements from the government and the union Friday afternoon. A news release from the union...

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has reached a tentative central agreement for its 3,500 education worker members with the Council of Trustees’ Associations and the Ontario government. “After a prolonged and difficult bargaining...

As Unifor bargains towards a midnight strike deadline for Canadian autoworkers, hundreds of their American counterparts spend a fourth day on picket lines. This, as Ontario elementary school teachers begin weeks of phased strike votes,...

Ontario’s elementary teachers will have a month to cast their ballots in a strike vote that began Monday and will continue until Oct. 17. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) is hoping for a...

Monday marked the start of strike votes for Ontario’s public elementary school teachers, with their union and others frustrated with the slow pace of more than a year of bargaining for a new contract. The...

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario says three-quarters of its members report having experienced or witnessed violence against other educators.

Talks continue between the province and four teachers’ unions, with Education Minister Stephen Lecce telling parents the Ontario government’s priority is “to deliver a normal, stable and enjoyable year of learning.” In a letter posted...

Constant staffing issues in Ontario’s schools are making the roles of principal and vice-principal less attractive, with more bogged down with administrative minutiae than focused on leadership, a major professional association says. Peter LeBlanc, a retired...

On November 9, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada released a unanimous decision [Moore v British Columbia (Education)] recognizing that learning to read is not a privilege, but a basic and essential human right. The Supreme Court...

Even though Ontario students won’t be subject to regular standardized reading tests this school year, parents and teachers are warning that any screening tool is only useful if there are more resources to back it up....