Both Toronto’s public and Catholic school boards have asked the province for more money to cope with an expected influx of autistic students, according to an article in the Toronto Star, “We are disappointed that...
The Ford government will present its first provincial budget to the legislature on April 11, Finance Minister Vic Fedeli announced Mar. 7. Fedeli, who said the budget would present a “detailed plan” to eliminate the...
Parents of autistic children were joined by advocates and supporters in front of the legislature building at Queen’s Park March 7 as hundreds gathered to protest the Ford government’s new policy on therapy for autistic...
Following is a joint statement signed by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) – Ontario, Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU),...
A snitch line set up by the Ford government to encourage parents to report teachers who weren’t following the new sex-education curriculum netted 27 complaints that the government flagged as “allegations of professional misconduct,” a...
Ontario’s school principals are asking the Ford government to delay changes to the province’s autism program that would slash benefits to thousands of parents and bring students with special needs into the school system without...
The Ontario Divisional Court decision on ETFO’s challenge of the Ford government’s new sex-education curriculum gave teachers an important victory by establishing that teachers and schools are required, under the Education Act and the Ontario...
News release from ETFO on the Ontario Divisional Court’s ruling on the province’s new sex-education curriculum: Toronto – Today, the Ontario court ruled that teachers have the ability to meet and exceed curriculum expectations, a...
They were supposed to be consulting on class sizes. But now the Ford government has told school boards to implement a hiring freeze while it makes its decision. A Ministry memo obtained by CTV News...
Nova Scotia’s public school administrators have voted by a margin of 93.2% to remain members of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union, according to a report from CBC News. The vote was held because the provincial...
