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Elementary Podcast: Schools, Austerity, and Privatization in the Pandemic Era
A new episode of the ETFO podcast Elementary is available now. The podcast features an interview with Dr. Paul Bocking, the author of the Ontario Teachers’ Federation report Schools, Austerity, and Privatization in the Pandemic Era. You can find the Elementary podcast on most podcast apps or listen to it at etfo.ca.
Read MoreETFO COVID-19 FAQ #9
The attached COVID-19 FAQ contains information on: health and safety; mental health; travel; global vaccine equity; the rise of hate crimes during the pandemic; and resources to address racism and other forms of oppression. COVID-19 FAQ #9
Read MoreEducation Platforms
Find attached a document comparing the education platforms of the four major political parties. The comparison is based on the election platforms released by the NDP, Liberal Party and the Green Party. Given that the PC Party did not release a formal platform, the comparison uses the PCs record in office and the 2022 budget tabled […]
Read MoreETFO’s PRS Matters Podcast
A new episode of ETFO’s PRS Matters podcast is now available. The latest episode focuses on Maintaining and Nurturing Mental Health. Prior episodes available focus on Dealing With Conflict and Reporting Workplace Accidents (WSIB). You can listen to the podcast at etfo.ca, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and in most podcast apps via RSS. Please share this podcast with your members. If you have any questions […]
Read MorePremier must take immediate action
Attached is a media statement responding to a PressProgress report that found Minister Lecce engaged in deplorable anti-Black racist behaviour by participating in a fraternity slave auction fundraiser during his time at Western University. Premier must take immediate action on Minister Lecce’s participation in slave auction fundraiser
Read MoreProvince must include extended day programs offered by school boards in $10-a-day child care plan
Attached is a statement from ETFO responding to the federal and provincial governments’ disappointing decision to exclude school board-operated child care programs from the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. Province must include extended day programs offered by school boards in $10-a-day child care plan
Read MoreETFO welcomes Ontario Liberals’ proposal to cap class size
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) welcomes the proposal put forward today by the Ontario Liberal Party to cap class size at 20 students as part of their election platform. As Ontario looks ahead to addressing learning gaps that were created or deepened by the COVID-19 pandemic, reducing class size is a necessary first […]
Read MoreEducation Week highlights need to protect public education
Education Week, which takes place annually during the first week of May, is a time to recognize the many successes occurring in public elementary schools across Ontario. It also serves as a reminder that public education is worth protecting given the invaluable role it plays in society. To read the rest of the statement, please […]
Read MoreOntario Budget Does Not Repair Damage
Ontario’s world-class public education system is worth protecting. To do that, Ontarians must elect a provincial government that is willing to make the necessary investments to support it. Unfortunately, the Ford government demonstrated, again today through its budget, that they are not genuinely committed to strengthening public education in Ontario. To read the complete media […]
Read MoreFord government threatens underfunded education budget
Ahead of the release of the 2022 provincial budget, the Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO), Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), and Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) are calling attention to the Ford government’s inadequate investment in publicly funded education and demanding real action to […]
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