Editorial columnists are starting to laugh it up at Education Minister Lisa Thompson’s comments on the “resiliency” students in overcrowded classrooms will supposedly develop. “We’re hearing from professors and employers alike that [students are] lacking...
The Ford government’s plans to cut education funding are running into heavy opposition from across the province. ETFO President Sam Hammond has asked all members to support a rally for public education on Saturday, April...
The president of ETFO’s York Region Teacher Local says violence against the local’s elementary teachers has increased 452% since 2013. Citizens packed a meeting in Newmarket on Mar. 19 to find out what could be...
Violence against elementary school teachers is spiking, with one in five teachers reporting in a 2017-2018 independent study of Ontario educators,supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, that a student had...
The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association says recently announced class-size increases for grades 4-12 will “have a dramatic and harmful effect on both students and staff in secondary schools across Ontario,” according to an article...
The following is the text of a news release issued by ETFO. Toronto, ON – Today’s announcement by the Conservative government is simply putting off the crisis it has created for children with autism by...
Secondary and elementary school teachers united in the Ottawa area, wearing black to protest the Ford government’s decision to increase class sizes from grades 4-12. In the video below, CTV News Ottawa reporter Megan Shaw...
The Toronto District School Board says cuts in funding by the Ford government will result in a thousand fewer teachers from grades 4-12. Of the projected 1,016 job losses, 216 are projected to occur in...
Fifteen current and former members of a student council set up under the Education Act have advised Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Lisa Thompson not to go ahead with cutbacks to the education system...
