A lot of Ontarians could use a government that is on their side right now. An estimated 500,000 children in the province are growing up in poverty. People are waiting all night in emergency rooms....

Toronto’s public school board is asking the province for a $150 million injection to cover pandemic-related expenses and other costs, saying cuts to funding “seem reckless and harmful to students, now more than ever.” The...

Talks with Ontario’s teacher unions continue at a slow pace with no deals in sight, say union leaders — and the lack of progress has some government sources worried a strike could happen this fall....

Despite the prospects of layoffs across Ontario’s school system, Doug Ford’s 2023 budget has no additional funds earmarked for education, leaving the province’s education system tens of millions of dollars in the hole. Adjusting for...

TORONTO, ON – Below is a statement from Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) following today’s provincial budget announcement: “The provincial government had the opportunity to strengthen public education in Ontario through this year’s budget,...

The government needs to provide additional mental health help and supports to deal with violence in schools in the upcoming Ontario budget, says the union representing the province’s public secondary teachers. “We call on the...

With $7.1 million in provincial funding, Hamilton’s public schools were able to hire extra staff to help kids catch up after more than two years of pandemic learning disruptions, according to school board trustees. But that one-time...

Ontario teachers need to pay attention to the Ford government’s move to allow more private delivery in the public health care system because education could be next, warns the president of the Ontario Secondary School...

Fran Van Gent has been an educational assistant (EA) with the Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB) for 20 years. Knowing what she knows now, if Van Gent had the opportunity to do it all...

TORONTO, ON — The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) have released the following statement, in response to a ruling of...