Tuesday marks Equal Pay Day — which signifies how much longer a woman must work, on average, to earn the same as a man. According to the 2016 Ontario census, women earn nearly 30 per...
Ottawa’s largest school board says it’s doing everything it can to find replacement staff, as staffing shortages result in classroom closures this school year. Two classes at Roberta Bondar Public School in Ottawa’s south end...
The release of a People for Education report on Monday, February 27th, 2023, has raised alarm bells regarding the state of mental health crisis among students. The report highlights the fact that students and school...
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...
